Sweden must do more for jailed Kurdish leader Demirtaş: Swedish lawmaker
A Swedish lawmaker has asked the government to exert more pressure on Turkey in order to secure the release of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin...
Turkish journalist laid to rest with calls for justice after brutal attack
Hundreds gathered in İstanbul on Thursday to bid farewell to journalist and environmental filmmaker Hakan Tosun, who died on Monday after a brutal street...
Lawyer abducted by Turkish intel talks about his experience in new documentary
Mustafa Özben, a lawyer who was missing for 92 days in Turkey and later revealed to have been abducted by the National Intelligence Organization...
Mother of toddler sent to prison over Gülen links despite regulations
Esra Aşçı, the mother of a 16-month-old boy, was arrested on Wednesday in a terrorism case for alleged links to the Gülen movement, the...
Aggravated life sentences sought for police officers who exposed Erdoğan family’s corruption in 2013
An İstanbul prosecutor is seeking aggravated life sentences for 25 defendants on charges of attempting to overthrow the government due to their alleged involvement...
Kurdish politician Demirtaş voices full support for peace process despite continued incarceration
Prominent Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş has expressed full support for an ongoing peace process aimed at resolving the decades-long armed conflict between the outlawed...
Somali president’s son flees Turkey days after fatal accident in İstanbul
Mohamed Hassan Sheik Mohamud, a son of the president of Somalia who was involved in a traffic accident resulting in the death of a...
YouTube journalist in Turkey arrested for street interview
Hasan Köksoy, a YouTube journalist, was arrested by a Turkish court on Wednesday due to an interview he broadcast three days ago, Turkish media...
‘If only US soldiers had been in the helicopter crash,’ says pro-gov’t journalist
A TV presenter working for the staunchly pro-government A Haber television station has expressed regret that it was Turkish military officers rather than American...
HRW urges Germany’s Merz to raise concerns over Turkey’s authoritarian slide during Ankara visit
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz should not ignore Turkey’s worsening record on democracy and human rights and an ongoing crackdown...
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