UN says Turkey’s anti-terror provisions violate international law: report
Turkey’s anti-terror law (No. 3713) does not comply with its international law obligations, and the country’s anti-terror legal framework should be urgently revised, a joint...
Turkey ranks worst in Europe for impunity, report finds
Turkey is ranked the worst performer in Europe in terms of impunity, according to the 2025 Atlas of Impunity, a global index published by...
Journalists to gather in Turkish cities to demonstrate against proposed social media law
Journalists will gather on Tuesday to demonstrate against a social media bill that was approved in committee on Thursday stipulating sanctions, including a prison...
Turkish court rules for release from jail of pro-Kurdish daily’s distributor
A Turkish court has ruled for the release from prison of Barış Polat, a media worker for the pro-Kurdish Özgürlükçü Demokrasi newspaper, which was...
Turkey’s main opposition party abstains from voting to repeal decree-laws despite election promise
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has abstained from voting in support of a bill to repeal post-coup decree-laws despite having promised to...
Turkish gov’t jails former student leader over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government has imprisoned a former student leader, identified as M.N. who graduated from the Department of International Relations of İstanbul's prestigious Boğaziçi University last...
EP’s Piri says situation in Turkey worsening as EU expresses concern over measures against...
The situation in Turkey is worsening on every visit, the European Parliament’s (EP) Turkey Rapporteur Kati Piri said during a visit to the critical...
Civil servant unions, opposition accuse Erdoğan gov’t of forcing millions into poverty with new...
Public sector unions and the main opposition party in Turkey have accused the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of condemning millions to poverty...
Pro-Erdoğan propagandist arrested over post deemed threatening to the president
Turkish authorities on Monday detained and subsequently arrested a controversial social media commentator known for supporting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development...
Teacher abducted by Turkish intelligence denied surgery for 16 months after arm broken during...
A Turkish educator abducted from Kyrgyzstan by Turkish intelligence in 2021 has told an opposition lawmaker that he was denied surgery for 16 months...
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