Christian, Jewish, Alevi and Yazidi communities face ongoing discrimination in Turkey: report
A new global report says religious minorities in Turkey face growing hostility, citing hate speech, attacks on houses of worship and policies favoring the...
Transgender woman stabbed to death in İzmir
A transgender woman was stabbed to death early Wednesday morning in İzmir, the Artı Gerçek news website reported.
According to Artı Gerçek, Ece E. was...
Turkish gov’t detains 311 people for “spreading terror propaganda” on social media
Turkish government has detained a total of 311 people across Turkey for allegedly "spreading terror propaganda" on social media with regards to Turkish military's...
Turkey’s main oppositon leader: Erdoğan must talk about the ‘new state’
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Sunday said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is the one who should be talking about...
Gov’t turns Turkey’s leading science college into religious school, mosque
Yamanlar College, a private school established by educators affiliated with the Gülen movement in the western province of İzmir, has been turned into a...
Turkey’s Human Rights Association condemns PKK’s ‘punishment’ of civilians
Turkey’s Human Rights Association (IHD) in a press statement condemned the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) “punishment” of civilians after two men reportedly went...
Turkey’s top court finds rights violations in continued imprisonment of MP
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the country violated the rights of an opposition lawmaker who was not released from prison despite gaining parliamentary...
Amnesty says court ruling for release of jailed MP ‘long overdue’
Prominent human rights organization Amnesty International has welcomed a decision from Turkey’s Constitutional Court concerning the violation of rights of a jailed lawmaker but...
Turkish appeals court sentences 78-year-old man to 7 years for insulting Erdoğan
A Turkish appeals court has reversed a lower court sentence of eight years, two months in prison for 78-year-old Ali Ergin Güran and handed...
UN committee raises concerns over continued allegations of torture in Turkey
The UN Committee Against Torture on Friday published its findings on several countries which were reviewed in its latest session, expressing alarm at allegations...
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