Bar associations file complaint against forensic authority over negligence in student death probe
Bar associations in Turkey’s southeastern provinces of Diyarbakır and Van have filed a criminal complaint against the Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK), accusing it...
4 Gülen followers detained while trying to flee Turkey
The authorities in northwest Turkey have detained four people allegedly affiliated with the Gülen movement who were reportedly attempting to flee to neighboring Greece,...
Hundreds of former public servants reach out to Turkey’s main opposition detailing rights violations
Hundreds of former public servants have sent e-mails to a new mailing list set up by the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) complaining...
61 people sought by Turkish prosecutors over Gülen links
Turkish prosecutors on Wednesday issued detention warrants for 61 people as part of a post-coup crackdown targeting followers of the faith-based Gülen movement, the...
20 women killed by men, 22 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...
Twenty women were murdered by men in Turkey in September and another 22 died under suspicious circumstances, the We Will Stop Femicide Platform reported.
Of the...
Kurdish language teacher suffers threats and insults on social media
Mizgin Yalçın, a teacher of the Kurdish language based in Diyarbakır, received numerous insulting and threatening messages on social media after she shared a...
Academic detained due to ‘Kurdistan’ post on social media
A research assistant at a university in eastern Turkey was detained after he was suspended by the university over a “Kurdistan” post on social...
RSF 2018 report: Turkey remains world’s biggest jailer of professional journalists
Turkey continues to be the world’s biggest jailer of professional
journalists according to a report released on Tuesday by Reporters
without Borders (RSF), despite...
Morrissey concerts in Turkey cancelled due to his support for Israel
Two concerts by British singer Morrissey in İstanbul and Ankara have been canceled by the local organizer over his support for Israel, amid public...
Gaza vigil near Jewish hospital in İstanbul draws accusations of antisemitism
A vigil held by a group of doctors near the Balat Jewish Hospital in İstanbul for the victims of war in Gaza has drawn...
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Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions.
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