Syrian refugee teen physically assaulted in southern Turkey
A 15-year-old Syrian refugee was brutally beaten by the family of a friend over a game dispute in the southern province of Gaziantep, the...
EP Turkey rapporteur says ‘geopolitics not an excuse for deficit of democracy’
The process for Turkey’s accession to the European Union cannot simply be overridden by geopolitics, European Parliament Standing Rapporteur for Turkey Nacho Sánchez Amor...
Amnesty International Director Dalhuisen denies Turkish FM Çavuşoğlu’s remarks
Amnesty International’s Europe Director John Dalhuisen has reacted to the statements made by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and said that “Çavuşoğlu’s assertion that...
PACE concerned over lack of domestic remedy for purge victims in Turkey
Two rapporteurs for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Wednesday expressed concern at the apparent lack of an effective domestic...
Inmates in Gaziantep prison struggle with restricted water supply
Families of inmates at Gaziantep L-Type Prison in southeastern Turkey said the supply of water has been restricted over the past three days, worsening...
EP’s Harms calls on EULEX to look into Turkish teacher case
Rebecca Harms, a member of the European Parliament, on Sunday called on the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) to look...
Turkish broadcasting watchdog targets street interviews for alleged misinformation
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has announced that it is keeping a close eye on street interviews for allegedly...
Some batches of cancer drug provided by Turkish gov’t were counterfeit, journalist says
Some batches of a cancer drug called Iclusig, which is imported to Turkey through state institutions and is used in the treatment of last-stage...
Overcrowding, lack of access to healthcare reported at Turkish penal institution housing political prisoners
Inmates at Sincan High-Security Prison in Ankara have been facing worsening conditions, with claims of overcrowding, denied access to healthcare and arbitrary treatment by...
Journalist gets suspended sentence for spreading ‘disinformation’ about 2023 earthquakes
A Turkish court has handed down a 10-month suspended sentence to a journalist on conviction of spreading disinformation regarding earthquakes that devastated parts of...
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