Charges against Saturday Mothers is an attack on everyone seeking justice, says activist
Human rights activist Sebla Arcan has said by pressing charges against the Saturday Mothers, Turkish authorities had targeted everyone who was seeking justice and...
Turkey’s longest-jailed journalist likens 18-year proceedings to gov’t theatre
Hatice Duman, the former owner and news editor of the socialist Atılım (Leap) weekly who has been behind bars since 2003, has said her...
Former Turkish minister is planning attack on Alevi house of worship, mob boss claims
A Turkish crime boss who has been making scandalous allegations about the relationship between state actors and the mafia has claimed that former Turkish...
Turkish police detain 13 during Saturday Mothers’ 947th weekly demonstration
Turkish police have detained 13 people, including activists and family members of the Saturday Mothers, during the group’s 947th weekly demonstration in İstanbul’s Galatasaray...
Journalists detained for revealing name of Turkish intel officer killed in Libya
Two journalists from the OdaTV news website were detained on Wednesday by police due to an investigation into a news report revealing the identity...
Turkish gov’t boycotts European human rights conference due to JWF’s participation
Turkey is the only country boycotting this year’s Human Dimensions Implementation Meeting (HDIM), Europe’s largest human rights conference sponsored by the Organisation for Security...
300-room summer palace under construction for Turkey’s Erdoğan
A summer palace with 300 rooms and four-meter-high walls is being constructed at Okluk Bay, in Marmaris, for Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...
Sweden can’t call itself a democratic nation if it fulfils Turkey’s demand to hand...
“Under no circumstances can Sweden fulfill Turkey’s demand to deport exiled Turkish journalist Bülent Keneş and continue calling itself a democratic nation governed by...
Turkish doctors call for stronger vaccine policies amid surge in childhood diseases
Amid a surge in childhood diseases such as measles, Turkish doctors are urging the government to strengthen healthcare policies to ensure timely access to...
Turkish court sentences Gülen sympathizer who lost 52 kg in jail due to lack...
Savaş Uyar, a 41-year-old public accountant in Turkey’s Giresun province who lost 52 kilograms during his months-long pretrial detention, has been sentenced to eight...
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