Religious directorate says Armenian writer should be prosecuted for remarks on Islamic call to...
The Turkish Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) has filed a criminal complaint against Armenian writer and linguist Sevan Nişanyan for his remarks about the...
Jailed Kurdish leader allowed to visit ailing mother in Diyarbakır hospital
Jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş has visited his ailing mother in a hospital in southeastern Diyarbakır province after he was granted permission by the...
Local journalist gets prison sentence for ‘insulting’ his attacker
A local journalist in eastern Turkey who was attacked by two people connected to the mayor of a Justice and Development Party (AKP)-run municipality...
Human Rights Violations and Negligence: Feb. 2023 Earthquakes
On February 6, magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 earthquakes affected 11 provinces in Turkey’s south and southeast, killing more than 50,000 people and leaving millions homeless. The devastating...
Turkish prosecutor seeks prison sentences for journalists who covered alleged judicial corruption
A Turkish prosecutor has demanded prison sentences for journalists Faruk Eren and Furkan Karabay on charges of “targeting officials fighting terrorism” due to their...
Quarterly NGO report alleges 1,596 rights violations in northwestern Turkey prisons
The Human Rights Association (İHD) has released a report on alleged rights violations in prisons located in the Marmara region in northwest Turkey, which...
Turkish nationals rank third among asylum seekers in France
Turks were the third largest group seeking asylum in France in 2023, the TR724 news website reported, citing statistics released by the French Office...
ECtHR must understand that Turkey’s Gülen trials are vindictive, jurist says
Turkish human rights lawyer Lale Demirkaya has said in an interview that the trials of alleged Gülen movement members in Turkey are vindictive and...
Uzbek woman falls victim to femicide in Turkey
Shaknoza Kurbonova, an Uzbek woman living in İstanbul, was stabbed to death by a man during an argument, the Artı Gerçek news website reported...
Turkey detains 19 people on alleged Gülen links
Police in western Turkey have detained 19 people for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group accused by the government of “terrorist...
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