Turkey’s top court receives over 190,000 individual applications in last 6 years
Turkey’s Constitutional Court received 191,371 individual applications between 2012 and June 30 of this year, some 60 percent of them concerning violations of the...
Jailed 73-year-old journalist Alpay: Being accused of coup-plotting, terrorism greatest irony of my life
Şahin Alpay, one of the many journalists arrested following the closure of Zaman daily, has put his thoughts on his impending Supreme Court trial...
The incredible story of 2 Turkish families who fled persecution via the Evros River...
By Mahir Korulu - Athens
“We were in a beat-up dingy as we crossed the Evros River at night. When I suddenly realized after 20...
EU reacts to Turkish gov’t ban on Saturday Mothers, says freedom of assembly key...
The European Union (EU) reacted on Friday to Turkish government's ban on the peaceful vigil by Saturday Mothers, who are relatives of people who have...
Turkish journalist under investigation for allegedly disseminating terrorist propaganda
Veteran Turkish journalist Şirin Payzın has been placed under investigation by prosecutors for allegedly “disseminating terrorist propaganda,” she announced Tuesday on the social media...
Journalist faces trial for ‘insulting state’ over interview on activist’s killing
Turkish journalist Elif Bayburt is facing charges of “insulting the Turkish state” after conducting an interview about the death of a Turkish-American human rights...
Trump: American pastor standing trial in Turkey ‘a totally innocent man’
An American pastor standing trial in Turkey on allegations of aiding terrorist groups is “a totally innocent man,” US President Donald Trump said on...
Police detain 17 HDP officials in western Turkey over social media posts
Turkish police on Thursday detained 17 officials and members of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) due to their messages on social media, Turkish...
793 women subjected to rape, sexual harassment in custody in Turkey since 1997: report
According to a report by the Legal Aid Bureau against Sexual Harassment and Rape in Custody, which provides free legal support for women subjected...
Juvenile offenders and children accompanying mothers in southern Turkish prisons among the most vulnerable...
Incarcerated juveniles and young children accompanying their mothers in prison in southern Turkey are among the groups most affected by devastating earthquakes on February...
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