Court accepts 274-page indictment into journalists, executives of Cumhuriyet daily
An İstanbul court accepted the 274-page indictment into columnists and executives of Cumhuriyet daily on Tuesday, nearly five months after the investigation was launched, with...
Court acquits man who likened Erdoğan to Gollum character
A court in the western province of Aydın, on Tuesday, acquitted physician Bilgin Çiftçi, who faced charges of insulting Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip...
Turkey’s Interior Ministry: 1,542 detained over ‘terror charges’ in past week
A total of 651 people were detained in operations targeting the Gülen movement over the past week, according to a statement from Turkey’s Interior Ministry...
HRW calls on Turkey to end state of emergency after referendum
Human Rights Watch (HRW), a US-based international nongovernmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights, said on Monday that Turkey’s government and...
CHP applies to YSK for cancellation, EU calls for investigation into alleged vote rigging...
While, Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has applied to the Supreme Election Board (YSK) demanding the cancellation of a referendum held on...
Prosecutor who stopped MİT trucks in 2014 detained over coup involvement
Yaşar Kavalcıoğlu, one of the prosecutors who gave the order to stop National Intelligence Organization (MİT) trucks that were suspected of illegally transporting weapons...
Turkey’s controversial referendum result gets mix reactions from European leaders
Turkey's controversial referendum result, which has been marked and shadowed by widespread and systematic frauds and scandalous move by biased Supreme Board of Election...
Turkey extends emergency rule for another three months
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government extended emergency rule for another three months during a National Security Council (MGK) meeting chaired by...
OSCE says Turkey referendum fell short of international standards, Erdoğan defiant
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) said on Monday that Turkey’s referendum on Sunday lacked equal opportunities, media coverage for the...
EP President says very concerned about possible vote on reinstatement of death penalty in...
Antonio Tajani, president of the European Parliament, on Monday expressed deep concerns about Turkey’s possible plans to hold a public referendum on the reinstatement...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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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