Seasonal worker in Turkey who alleges brutal abuse by employers slams prolonged legal battle
A Kurdish seasonal worker in Turkey who said he was brutally abused by his employers has criticized the judicial process for dragging on for...
Turkish police raid IHD Diyarbakir office, detain board member
Turkish police on Thursday raided the Human Rights Association (İHD) Diyarbakır branch, detaining board member Ferhat Berkpınar, the Duvar news website reported.
The raid took...
EU’s Turkey rapporteur visits jailed İstanbul mayor, says Turkey’s EU future ‘begins in Silivri’
Nacho Sánchez Amor, the European Parliament’s rapporteur on Turkey, visited jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on Friday at Marmara Prison in Silivri, expressing strong...
3 political parties file complaints against journalist for allegedly insulting Turkey
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), its far-right ally the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and the small, nationalist Grand Unity Party (BBP) have...
Strasbourg protesters call on Council of Europe to act: ‘Justice for everyone’
Nearly 2,000 Turkish expatriates, purge victims, rights advocates and lawmakers gathered Wednesday in front of the Council of Europe (CoE) headquarters in Strasbourg to...
ECtHR to announce judgment on missing Yusuf Bilge Tunç: sister
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will announce its judgment in the case of Yusuf Bilge Tunç, who went missing 30 months ago...
Lawyer exposes alarming conditions in Istanbul’s notorious Silivri Prison
A lawyer has exposed alarming conditions inside Istanbul’s Silivri Prison, known for housing a large number of political prisoners, where inmates have been suffering a severe bedbug...
Court acquits 3 who put on a show atop gate of Armenian church in...
A Turkish court has acquitted three people who in July danced on the gate of an Armenian church in İstanbul, according to the Duvar...
Turkish authorities release ailing 86-year-old Kurdish prisoner to house arrest over health concerns
Turkish authorities have released an 86-year-old Kurdish man to house arrest in southeastern Hakkari province due to serious health problems, the Mezopotamya News Agency reported.
Süleyman Sabri Mavi...
Main opposition leader calls for referendum on citizenship for refugees
The leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has called for a referendum on whether the country should grant citizenship to people...
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