Judge suspended amid allegations of corruption in judiciary
Turkey’s top judicial body, the Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK), has suspended a judge following the leveling of corruption allegations about him by...
Jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş calls for release of sick inmates in Turkish prisons
Jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş has called for the immediate release of ailing prisoners, citing the cases of Halil Güneş, Nusret Muğla and Vural...
Two dead after migrant boat sinks off Turkey’s Bodrum
Two people died after a boat carrying migrants sank just 50 meters off Turkey’s western coast near Bodrum early on Monday, the coast guard...
Daughter of chairwoman of Turkey’s Council of State appointed to Erdoğan’s palace
Gonca Hatinoğlu, the daughter of Zerrin Güngör, the chairwoman of the Council of State, Turkey’s highest administrative court, was appointed to the presidential palace...
Turkish prosecutors ordered detention of 183 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 183 people including teachers, lawyers, engineers, former civil servants, academics and active duty...
Turkish President Erdoğan says European Union’s end is near
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday said he has been observing signs suggesting the European Union is coming to an end, the T24...
Germany’s Green Party co-chair Özdemir: Turkey’s black lists prepared by a police state
Asking Germany to inform its citizens about whether they are blacklisted by Turkey, Cem Özdemir, co-leader of the Green Party in Germany, has said...
396 women launch petition campaign for release of jailed professor Gözaydın
A total of 396 women have launched a petition campaign demanding the release of prominent professor and social scientist İştar Gözaydın, who has been...
Cancer patient whose treatment was interrupted after arrest suffering from complications
Ayşe Özdoğan, 33, who suffers from a rare form of cancer, has been struggling with complications since the disease spread to her head because...
Gov’t crackdown on critical media turning into systematic violence against journalists: report
A June report by Turkey’s Progressive Journalists Association (ÇGD) has drawn attention to a series of physical attacks targeting members of the press, saying...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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