14 face terrorism charges for protesting journalists’ deaths in alleged Turkish drone strike

Fourteen people, including seven journalists, are facing terrorism-related charges for participating in a protest over the killing of two Kurdish journalists in an alleged Turkish drone...

Wife says CoE inaction over Kavala case undermines ECtHR’s credibility

Professor Ayşe Buğra, the wife of jailed businessman and rights activist Osman Kavala, has criticized the Council of Europe (CoE) for its inaction in...

Talks on İstanbul’s Greek Orthodox seminary revive hopes for its reopening

Ongoing talks between the Turkish government and representatives from the Greek Orthodox Halki Seminary in İstanbul have revived hopes for its reopening after remaining...

Ex-police chief debunks coup claims against 2013 graft probe in interview published after his...

Former deputy police commissioner Hüseyin Korkmaz says in a final recorded interview, posted on YouTube after his death earlier this month, that the December...

Four killed in Iraqi airstrike blamed on Turkey

Four people were killed on Monday in an airstrike blamed on Turkey in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, Agence France-Presse reported, citing Kurdish sources. Turkey often...

Turkey to build 11 new prisons amid overcrowding and criticism over treatment of dissidents

Turkey plans to build 11 new prisons by 2027 in a move critics say reflects deepening human rights issues and a failure to address...

İstanbul mayor faces fresh probe after allegedly targeting expert witness in CHP trials

Turkish prosecutors initiated a new investigation into Ekrem İmamoğlu, the popular opposition mayor of İstanbul, shortly after he allegedly targeted a court expert whom...

Turkish court arrests lawyer over alleged terror ties

A Turkish court has arrested a lawyer for alleged ties to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which is designated as a terrorist organization...

Press freedom in Turkey declined further in 2024 amid censorship, arrests and intimidation: report

Press freedom in Turkey continued to face challenges in 2024 as authorities intensifying their crackdown on independent journalism through systematic censorship, detentions, arrests and...

Turkish authorities detain 71 people over alleged Gülen links: minister

Turkish authorities detained 71 people over the past week for alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Friday. Yerlikaya...
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