Inmates in central Turkey develop skin lesions from contaminated water
Inmates at Kırşehir Prison in central Turkey have reportedly developed skin lesions due to contaminated water.
Journalist Sevinç Özaslan revealed on social media that inmates...
MP from main opposition resigns due to lack of Roma parliamentary candidates from his...
Özcan Purçu, a lawmaker from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has resigned from the party due to the lack of parliamentary candidates...
Turkey’s rights foundation details widespread violations against activists in 2020
Infographics released on the website of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) have revealed widespread rights violations suffered by human rights activists in...
Turkish gov’t bans concert in Diyarbakır by Kurdish singer
The Turkish government has banned a concert planned to be given by Kurdish singer Mem Ararat, according to a report by Kurdistan 24.
The report said...
CoE seeks face-to-face talks with jailed mayors including İmamoğlu
The Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities announced Monday that it will conduct a fact-finding visit to Turkey and seek face-to-face meetings with...
German Minister: Turkish intelligence collecting information on opponents
The German province of North Rhine-Westphalia’s (NRW) Interior Minister Herbert Reul said Turkish Intelligence Organisation (MİT) have been collecting information about the opponents of the...
Turkish Parliament rejects proposal to postpone prison sentence of mothers with children under 15
The Turkish Parliament removed from a bill that was passed on Thursday an article postponing the prison sentences of mothers with children under 15...
Turkish interior minister orders Erdoğan portrait hung in official buildings
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has ordered all institutions under the authority of his ministry to hang a portrait of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Jailed Turkish journalist Hidayet Karaca reportedly put in solitary confinement
Hidayet Karaca, a jailed Turkish journalist and the former chairman of the now-closed Samanyolu Broadcasting Group, has reportedly been put into solitary confinement following...
Kurdish street musician stabbed to death in İstanbul for refusing to sing nationalist song
A Kurdish street musician was stabbed to death in İstanbul after he refused to sing the nationalist song “Ölürüm Türkiyem” (I Die for Turkey),”...
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