Turkish-Armenian journalist Dink commemorated on 11th anniversary of his assassination
Thousands of people flocked on Friday to the former address of Turkish-Armenian weekly newspaper Agos in Şişli district of İstanbul to commemorate the slain...
US could seek $37,5 bln over Turkey’s Halkbank’s violation of Iran sanctions
A demand for as much as $37,5 billion could be the opening move for US authorities seeking to punish Turkey’s state-run Halkbank for violating...
Defence Minister: Turkish shelling marks de facto start of Afrin operation
Turkish Defence Minister Nurettin Canikli said on Friday that Turkey’s operation in Syria’s Kurdish-controlled Afrin region has “de facto” begun with cross-border shelling.
“The operation...
Turkish gov’t sentences 4 more military officers to aggravated life imprisonments over coup attempt
An Ankara court has sentenced four more military officers to aggravated life imprisonment on Thursday for their alleged involvement in the controversial coup attempt...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 68 labour union leaders over alleged links to...
Turkish government has issued detention warrants on Friday for 68 former labour union leaders as part of its massive post-coup witch campaign targeting alleged members...
The Economist: Diyanet, Turkey’s religious authority, surrenders to political Islam
Turkey’s controversial religious body, Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), has not only ballooned in size but also begun to serve political Islamist aims after 15...
Turkish court again refuses to release journalist Altan despite top court’s ruling
İstanbul’s 26th High Criminal Court on Friday rejected a demand again for release filed by lawyers representing journalist Mehmet Altan despite a decision by...
Turkish government jails two more journalists on ‘terror’ charges
Turkish government has put two more journalists, Veli Büyükşahin and Veli Haydar Güleç from the now-defunct pro-Alevi television channel TV10, behind the bars on Thursday.
Büyükşahin...
Atilla trial judge orders disclosure of all contacts with Turkish, US officials
New York Federal Judge Richard Berman, who oversaw the cases of Turkish bank executive Mehmet Atilla and gold trader Reza Zarrab for violating US...
Turkish Parliament extends rule of emergency in Turkey for 6th time
Turkey's rule of emergency was extended on Thursday by three months for the sixth time as Turkish Parliament ratified the bill sent by the...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2022 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2022. Authoritarianism continued to gain ground...
Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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This report focuses on how illegal pushbacks by Greek authorities have devastating consequences on Turkish asylum seekers upon their return to Turkey.
In recent years...