Exiled journalist reveals systematic mass torture, abuse targeting Turkey’s military staff

According to an article written by Turkish journalist Cevheri Güven titled “Game in a Sports Hall in Ankara“ published in Kronos online news outlet...

Suspect in gunshot attack on US Embassy annoyed by Trump’s remarks on Turkey

Ahmet Çelikten, who is accused of opening fire on the US Embassy in Ankara on Monday, admitted in testimony that his motive was annoyance...

Turkish MP demands investigation into hate crimes targeting Alevis

Burhanettin Bulut, a deputy from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), submitted a parliamentary question on Thursday about an apparent hate crime in...

Organizers say İstanbul LGBT pride march will go ahead despite ban

İstanbul’s sixth lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pride march will go ahead on Sunday even though the governor of the city banned it...

7 Kurdish family members killed in Turkey attack

Seven members of a Kurdish family were killed Friday in central Turkey by armed assailants who tried to burn their house down in what...

İstanbul Bar files complaint against Minister Soylu over his ‘break the legs’ order

The İstanbul Bar Association has filed an official complaint against Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu over his call for policemen to “break the legs”...

Erdoğan says, detained human rights defenders gathered to plan follow up coup

https://youtu.be/4jLrib3RQzo Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused a group of recently detained human rights defenders of plotting a follow up to July 15,...

German comedian threatens Merkel with court action over Erdoğan poem

German comedian Jan Böhmermann has threatened German Chancellor Angela Merkel with court action unless she takes back a statement concerning a poem by Böhmermann...

Erdoğan alleges no democracy or freedoms in Germany, Switzerland and Belgium

As tension between European countries and Ankara over a ban on referendum campaign rallies conducted by Turkish ministers persists, Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip...

Rights organization condemns Turkey’s Sept. 6-7 pogrom on its 68th anniversary

Turkey’s Human Rights Association (İHD) has issued a statement condemning a pogrom that took place September 6-7, 1955, one of the largest attacks against minorities in...
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