Family of missing Kurdish journalist seeking justice 30 years on

The family of Nazım Babaoğlu, a journalist who went missing in 1994 while covering the news, is still seeking his whereabouts as well as...

Iranian at risk of deportation from Turkey could face execution

Bijan Moradi, an Iranian national scheduled to be deported from Turkey on Saturday, might face imprisonment, torture and even the death penalty upon his...

Phone seized in fraud investigation reveals bribery involving prosecutors

A mobile phone that was confiscated as part of a fraud investigation in central Turkey has revealed messages indicative of bribery involving the suspects...

Turkey ranked 45th among 193 countries in UN Human Development Index

Turkey was ranked 45th in the 2023-2024 Human Development Index published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released on Wednesday. The Human Development Index...

Over 52,000 people investigated for insulting Erdoğan, his government in 4 years

Turkish prosecutors launched over 52,000 investigations into individuals on allegations of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan or his Justice and Development Party (AKP) government...

Body search requirement lifted for jailed Kurdish leader after outrage

A prison administration in northwestern Turkey has backed off its requirement that jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş undergo a body check before and after...

MP calls on Germany to stop arms exports to Turkey due to its attacks...

Gökay Akbulut, a member of the German parliament from the Left Party, has called on the German government to stop exporting arms to Turkey...

Report sheds light on shrinking space for civil society in Turkey under state pressure

A report titled “Civil Society Organizations in Turkey: Freedom of Association and Right to Participation” sheds light on the ongoing restriction of the civil...

Justice remains elusive for Turkey’s peace academics 8 years on

Turkey’s Academics for Peace, a group of scholars who were fired for signing a peace petition in 2016, are still struggling to return to...

CoE to discuss possible sanctions against Turkey regarding Kavala, Demirtaş cases

The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Committee of Ministers, in its quarterly human rights meeting March 12-14, will discuss possible sanctions against Turkey over its...

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