30 Turks a day have fled to Greece since snap election decision
Thirty Turks have fled to Greece daily since the announcement of snap elections in Turkey on June 24, the Greek Kathimerini newspaper reported.
According to...
Turkish police detain 24 protesters at Suruç commemoration events
The police detained 24 protesters in Ankara and İstanbul on Sunday during marches commemorating the ninth anniversary of the Suruç massacre of 2015, in...
Only 95 of 4,156 judges and prosecutors fired after coup in Turkey reinstated: report
Turkey’s Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) on Thursday reinstated seven judges and prosecutors out of 4,156 who were dismissed following a coup attempt in...
Turkish Twitter users stand against sexual harassment and unlawful strip searches in Turkish prisons
Sexual harassment and unlawful strip-searches in Turkish prisons and detention centers were protested on Twitter on Tuesday after human rights activist and pro-Kurdish Peoples’...
European Parliament to urge EU sanctions on Turkey’s justice minister: MEP
A European Parliament report scheduled for a vote on June 17 will urge the European Union to consider targeted human rights sanctions against Turkish...
42,1 percent think Turkish lira depreciating due to foreign plot against Turkey
According to a recent poll, 42,1 percent of the Turkish public believes that the loss in value of the Turkish lira against the US...
HRW raises alarm at Turkey’s embrace of Syrian groups accused of war crimes
Human Rights Watch (HRW) raised concerns over Turkey's warm reception of two faction leaders from Syrian armed opposition groups accused of serious human rights...
19-month-old toddler accompanies mother serving 3-year prison sentence
Sevim Yıldırım, a Quran teacher who previously worked at Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet), was accompanied by her 19-month-old toddler Mehmet Halil when she...
PACE urges Turkish Parliament not to adopt new restrictions on NGOs
Three Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) rapporteurs issued a statement on Monday saying they were deeply concerned about possible new restrictions...
Turkey shelters foreign journalists while driving its own reporters into exile: RSF
Turkey has become both a refuge for journalists fleeing conflicts in the region and a source of media exile as the government of President...
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