Turkish court jails opposition journalist
A court in Turkey on Thursday ordered the arrest of a journalist from an opposition television channel accused of broadcasting a secretly recorded interview...
Turkish authorities drop 1991 massacre of Kurdish civilians due to statute of limitations
Turkish prosecutors have dropped the case of seven Kurdish civilians who were killed by soldiers in southeast Turkey in 1991 due to the expiration...
Police officer who shot young Syrian refugee to death given 25 years in prison
In a landmark decision on Tuesday, a Turkish court handed down a prison sentence of 25 years to a police officer who shot a...
Turkey detains 38 people in 2 days of operations targeting 3 main opposition-run municipalities
Turkish authorities detained at least 38 people, including municipal officials and a mayor, over the course of two days in operations targeting three opposition-run...
Rights groups urge Turkey to include political prisoners in sentence reform
Twelve international human rights organizations have jointly called on Turkey’s Ministry of Justice to ensure that political prisoners are included in a forthcoming sentence...
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...
Hunger Strike Of Prisoners In İzmir’s Şakran Prison On 48nd Day
The indefinite and irreversible hunger strike, that pro-Kurdish political prisoners at İzmir Aliağa Şakran Prison launched on February 15, 2016 for an end to...
IHD members urge Turkish authorities to stop human rights violations
Members of the Human Rights Association (IHD) on Monday urged Turkish authorities to adhere to the rule of law and stop violating human rights,...
Turkey not to welcome any more Afghan refugees, Erdoğan says
Turkey will no longer be able to afford to welcome any more Afghan refugees, said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a preview of a...
Turkish consulate in Geneva refuses to renew journalist Nesin’s passport
Journalist Ahmet Nesin has been denied service at the Turkish consulate in Geneva, in the latest of similar refusals targeting the government critics abroad.
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