Civil servant unions, opposition accuse Erdoğan gov’t of forcing millions into poverty with new...
Public sector unions and the main opposition party in Turkey have accused the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of condemning millions to poverty...
Anti-refugee party leader prevented from entering border city to plant a ‘mine’
Turkish police and gendarmerie have prevented Ümit Özdağ, leader of the far-right and anti-refugee Victory Party (ZP), from entering the border province of Hatay...
Seventeen Turkish citizens, who escaped from persecution of Erdoğan regime, seek sanctuary in Greece
Seventeen Turkish nationals, including six children, have requested asylum in Greece after crossing over from Turkey, Agence France-Presse (AFP) has reported on Tuesday, citing...
Police confiscate Nelson Mandela book and others, detain publisher at book fair in southeastern...
Police raided the Diyarbakır 8th Book Fair on its fourth day, confiscating copies of five books and detaining a publisher, the Artı Gerçek news...
US Human Rights Report: Turkish gov’t violates laws prohibiting arbitrary arrest, detention
The Turkish government has not always observed the requirements of law that prohibit arbitrary arrest and detention and provide for the right of any person to...
Turkey ranks second in jailing journalists: Committee to Protect Journalists
Turkey ranks second after China in jailing journalists, according to the annual global survey of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), which was published...
Turkish government implies military operations in Syria longstanding
Turkish government under the rule of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has implied on Tuesday that the Turkish military's operations in Syria are going...
Turkey unable to implement its own laws: annual human rights report
The Human Rights Association (İHD) has introduced its annual report covering human rights violations in 2022, which it presented as evidence of Turkey’s inability...
759 children under 6 live in Turkish prisons as incarceration rates soar
Turkish prisons currently house 3,690 children aged 12 to 18, including 165 girls. In addition, 759 children under the age of 6 live with...
Former academic says he was brutally tortured at Ankara Police Department
Muhammed Savaş Bayındır, a former academic in the law faculty at Ankara's Gazi University, in a public letter said he was brutally tortured at...
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