EU urges Bulgaria to probe shooting of refugee at Turkish border: report
The European Commission on Tuesday urged Bulgaria to thoroughly investigate the alleged shooting by Bulgarian guards of a Syrian refugee on the country’s border...
Hate speech against refugees increases on Turkish social media as a new wave of...
Hate speech against refugees on Turkish social media has increased recently, with a new wave of refugee arrivals in Turkey starting as the Taliban...
4 journalists face prison for alleged insults of Erdoğan’s son
Four Turkish journalists face up to four years in prison on accusations that they insulted Bilal Erdoğan, the son of Turkey’s president, in reports...
Prosecutor who investigated murder of former Grey Wolves leader demoted
The High Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has demoted Durdu Özer, the prosecutor who led the investigation into the assassination of former Grey...
US ‘concerned’ about reports of educator missing in Kyrgyzstan
The US State Department is “concerned” by reports that the founder of the Sapat school network, Orhan İnandı, has been reported missing in Kyrgyzstan,...
Serious backsliding in democracy, rule of law and fundamental freedoms continues in Turkey: EU
Serious backsliding in the respect for democratic standards, the rule of law and fundamental freedoms continued in the absence of an effective checks and...
Turkish presidency ‘donated’ $1.3 mln to AKP-run municipalities in İstanbul before elections
Bank receipts obtained by the Karar daily have revealed that Turkey’s presidency transferred TL 45 million ($1.3 million) to each of the 24 İstanbul...
Mothers and children suffer from overcrowding, sickness and neglect in Izmir’s Şakran Prison
A female inmate on Thursday said women and children in her ward in Izmir's Şakran Prison were suffering from overcrowding, sickness and neglect, the...
5,361, including 80 minors, mistreated or tortured in Turkey in 2022: report
An annual report on human rights violations in Turkey drafted by main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) lawmaker Sezgin Tanrıkulu has revealed 5,361 incidents...
Turkey’s top doctor and human rights activist Fincancı convicted in chemical weapons trial
A Turkish court has convicted Şebnem Korur Fincancı, the president of the Turkish Medical Association and a renowned human rights activist, of disseminating “terrorist...
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