Another Kurdish mayor faces removal from office after top appeals court ruling
A mayor from Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party faces removal from office after the Supreme Court of Appeals reversed a 2023 lower court decision that...
Turkey has lost more than 2,000 miners in work-related accidents under AKP rule
Turkey has tragically lost at least 2,188 miners in work-related accidents since the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in November 2002,...
More than 5,300 prisoner deaths reported in Turkey since 2002, activists call for accountability
Turkey's Ministry of Justice reported that 2,258 prisoners died between 2018 and 2023, according to a parliamentary response released in November, the Artı Gerçek...
Turkish activists describe police mistreatment in detention
Activists detained on Friday during a protest against the Turkish government's commercial ties with Israel claimed to be subjected to police mistreatment, the Bold...
32 women killed by men, 26 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...
Thirty-two women were murdered by men in Turkey in November and another 26 died under suspicious circumstances, the We Will Stop Femicide Platform reported.
Of the...
ECtHR rules Turkey violated right to fair trial of 8 judges and prosecutors
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey violated the right to a fair trial of eight judges and prosecutors.
The court found...
Women with disabilities in Turkey face alarmingly high rates of abuse: UN report
Women with disabilities in Turkey confront very high rates of abuse as well as systemic barriers in nearly every aspect of life, including access...
Turkish court issues arrest warrant for Germany-based Kurdish journalist on terrorism charges
A Turkish court issued an arrest warrant for journalist Ayşe Kara on charges of being a member of an armed terrorist organization after she...
Dismissed teacher, denied release from prison until too late, succumbs to cancer
Cemal Altıparmakoğlu, a 48-year-old primary school teacher dismissed under a government decree, died on November 29 after a delayed release from prison despite his...
Erdoğan accused of stifling dissent with arrests of 9 who protested trade with Israel
The arrests of nine protesters for criticizing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ongoing trade with Israel on Monday sparked condemnation from opposition politicians, activists and...
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