Woman, 5-month-old son under custody after visiting husband in Turkish prison
Derya Gökten, the wife of an arrestee in Bursa prison, was detained along with her 5-month-old son after visiting her husband in jail. According...
COMMENTARY — Erdoğan’s campaign for Turkey’s al-Qaeda: Case of Mullah Muhammed
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The mindset of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is not so different than that of al-Qaeda when it comes to defending distorted...
ÇGD head says over 900 press cards canceled, 151 journalists jailed in post-coup Turkey
Turkey’s Contemporary Journalists’ Association (ÇGD) President Tevfik Kızgınkaya said on Saturday that more than 900 press cards were cancelled and 151 are now in jail as...
Main opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu: No safety guarantee for Germans travelling to Turkey
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu told German Focus Magazine on Saturday that there is no security guarantee for anyone...
CHP deputy files complaint against AKP member who claimed new Turkish state founded
A Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy has filed a legal complaint against a member of the Central Decision and Administration Board (MKYK) of the...
Die Welt group applies to ECtHR in jailed journalist Yücel’s case in Turkey
The WeltN24 GmbH group, which owns the German Die Welt newspaper, has filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in...
Erdoğan targets top religious body for being late in fight against Gülen movement
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan criticized Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) for being late in struggle against faith-based Gülen movement which he blames...
Turkish police officer wearing turban and robe suspended after complaints
Kuraner Erbaş, a police officer in Çanakkale’s Bayramiç district who was on duty wearing an Islamic turban and robe, was suspended on Friday over...
Key coup suspect general says military chief failed to tell putschists to halt coup...
Former Turkish Air Forces Commander and member of the Supreme Military Council Akın Öztürk, a key suspect in a trial concerning a controversial coup...
US examining possible secret payments to Flynn by Turkish gov’t
Prosecutors working under special counsel Robert Mueller are currently investigating whether former national security advisor Michael Flynn was secretly paid by the Turkish government...
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The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report “Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review,” which highlights the most important developments...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2022 in Review
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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