Turkey’s ‘disinformation law’ weaponized to target journalists: int’l NGOs
A new report released jointly by several international NGOs details the worsening press freedom environment in Turkey, accusing the government of instrumentalizing the recently...
Turkish court blocks access to reports on handover of Yazidi child to ISIL-linked family
A court in Turkey has ruled to block access to several news reports covering allegations that the Ministry of Family and Social Services had...
Mother calls on Turkish authorities to intensify investigation into daughter’s 2020 disappearance
The mother of Gülistan Doku, a young Kurdish woman who went missing on January 5, 2020, once again called on Turkish authorities to find...
Top appeals court’s honorary president says 99 percent of rulings by Turkish courts are...
Professor Sami Selçuk, the honorary president of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals, has harshly criticized the practice of replacing judges, especially in critical trials,...
Teenagers detained over Gülen links report psychological abuse and rights violations
Two youngsters who were among 14 teenagers detained during raids on alleged members of the faith-based Gülen movement said they were psychologically abused during...
Amnesty calls on Turkey to cease discriminatory practices against Pride protesters
Amnesty International has released a report on the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), observed on May 17, urging...
UN report warns Turkey likely to face serious drought by 2030, urges immediate gov’t...
A recent report prepared the United States National Drought Mitigation Center for the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification warned that Turkey would face a serious drought by...
Turkish activists and unions say migrant workers exploited by employers
Human rights activists and union workers have said migrant workers in Turkey are being exploited by their employers, the Birgün daily reported.
Eyüp Özer from...
Critics whisked away from streets in Turkey, detained in secret locations, faced torture
A new study has revealed that Turkish government has resumed illegal abductions and enforced disappearances that were believed to be a thing of the...
Turkish, Kurdish dissidents seeking asylum in Europe were detained in Greece
A group of refugees including Turkish and Kurdish dissidents were detained by the Greek coast guard on November 3 and were kept in an...
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