AKP, MHP reject motion to investigate bureaucrats collecting multiple salaries
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), on Tuesday rejected a parliamentary motion filed by the...
23 people detained in Turkey for finding jobs for summarily dismissed public servants
The Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on Sunday detained 23 people on suspicion of finding jobs for public servants who were summarily dismissed from...
Turkish commander sought for 1993 deadly arson against Kurds has been collecting retirement pension
Bülent Karaoğlu, a former regiment commander who has long been wanted for allegedly torching a house belonging to a Kurdish family and murdering nine...
Right violations increase in Turkish prisons as inmates forced to quarantine for months in...
Major violations of prisoners' rights have been occurring in large quarantine cells, where up to 30 inmates are forced to live together for months,...
Turkey’s media watchdog demanding licenses for DW’s alternative websites
Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) is asking German broadcaster Deutsche Welle’s (DW) Turkish edition to secure broadcasting licenses for its alternative websites...
Turkish journalist Ahmet Altan tops ‘10 Most Urgent’ list of press freedom cases
Imprisoned Turkish journalist Ahmet Altan has topped the December ranking of the One Free Press Coalition’s “10 Most Urgent” list of press freedom cases,...
Turkey demands Sweden silence journalists, shut down news outlet to secure NATO bid approval:...
In the midst of prolonged and deliberately protracted negotiations between Turkey and Sweden concerning Ankara’s endorsement of the Nordic nation’s NATO membership bid, Turkish...
European Court of Human Rights calls for immediate release of Kurdish leader Demirtaş in...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday called for the immediate release of Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been behind bars...
Turkish FM’s comments an admission of political nature of Kavala case: lawyers
Lawyers for Osman Kavala, a prominent Turkish philanthropist and businessman who has been in jail since 2017, said that recent statements by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan...
Thousands detained or deported at Turkish airports for their social media posts
Thousands of people have been detained or deported at airports by Turkish authorities because of their social media posts, Independent Turkish reported, citing lawyers...
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