Turkey-backed rebel groups seize thousands of olive trees in northwest Syria: SOHR
Turkey-backed rebel factions in northwest Syria have seized nearly 4,000 olive trees in the Afrin and the Aleppo countryside, the Syrian Observatory for Human...
111 prominent figures call on Turkish gov’t to take action for academics on hunger...
On the 111th day of a hunger strike launched by two academics, Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, who were fired from their jobs in...
Doctor commits suicide after suspension from post due to Gülen links
A doctor who was removed from his post at the İzmir-based Katip Çelebi University’s hospital last Friday as part of an ongoing crackdown on...
Human rights groups say closure of LGBTQ+ association violates freedoms, further pressures civil society...
Thirty human rights organizations have condemned a Turkish court’s decision to shut down the Young LGBTQ+ Association, saying the ruling violates the freedoms of...
Jailed Turkish police chief Ülker dies on Fathers’ Day due to belated cancer treatment
İsmail Ülker, a 42-year-old former police chief who has been imprisoned for 23 months over alleged links to the Gülen movement as part of...
17 int’l press freedom bodies write open letter to future Turkish president
Seventeen international organizations defending freedom of expression and the press published a joint letter on Wednesday on the Index of Censorship website addressing all...
UN rapporteurs raise concerns over prosecution of Turkish LGBTI+ rights defender
United Nations rapporteurs have expressed concern over the prosecution of a trans rights defender in Turkey, saying the case appeared to be linked to...
Syrians complain of unjust treatment as Turkey denies claims of deportation
While the Turkish government denies claims that it is deporting Syrian refugees and says it only allows voluntary returns, Deutsche Welle Turkish service spoke...
HDP deputy asks Turkish justice minister questions about teacher who died in jail
Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Meral Danış Bektaş has submitted a parliamentary inquiry to the Parliament’s Speaker’s Office in which he asked several...
‘Greek authorities need to know they are sending us back to prison,’ say Turkish...
"Greek authorities have to realize that by pushing us back to Turkey, they are sending us to prison," said S., who was sent back...
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