Pro-gov’t columnist calls for arrest of Turkey’s main opposition leader and deputies
The staunchly pro-government and radical Islamist Yeni Akit daily columnist Mehtap Yılmaz on Monday called for the arrest of Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s...
Afghan miner killed in northern Turkey to cover up illegal mine: report
An Afghan man who was injured while working in an illegal coal mine in northern Turkey was not taken to a hospital but was...
56 people detained in operations against HDP
Turkish police detained 56 people on terrorism-related charges in the southeastern cities of Gaziantep and Diyarbakır, including politicians from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party...
Turkey a leading country in violating women journalists’ rights: CFWIJ report
Turkey was a leading country in the violation of women journalists’ rights in June, according to a monthly reportreleased by the Coalition For Women...
EP lawmakers push to harden Turkey report over human rights violations and pressure on...
European Parliament (EP) lawmakers from several political groups are seeking sharper criticism of Turkey’s rule-of-law and human rights record before a vote this week...
Turkish court rules Amnesty’s Taner Kılıç remain in pre-trial detention
A day after the release of eight human rights activists by an İstanbul court, a court in Izmir ruled for the continuation of the...
Lawyers denied access to abducted men now in police custody: Ankara Bar Association
The Ankara Bar Association on Thursday released a statement reporting that four Gülen followers who turned up in police custody after being missing since...
Journalists deny accusations of taking part in Turkey’s controversial coup attempt, ask for release
Journalists who appeared before a judge on Wednesday at the İstanbul 25th High Criminal Court denied accusations of taking part in or supporting a...
Altan’s release sets important precedent for political prisoners: Freedom House
In a statement issued following the release of author and journalist Ahmet Altan, the Washington-based Freedom House called on Turkish courts to similarly rectify...
Ultra-nationalist MHP, an ally of Islamist Erdoğan, defines Turkey’s main opposition CHP as ‘national...
Oktay Öztürk, the deputy chairperson of Turkey's ultra-nationalist Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), which has formed an alliance with the Turkey's ruling Islamist Justice and...
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