Leader of right-wing party warns Turkish citizens of ‘Syrian threat’ in anti-migrant social media...
Ümit Özdağ, leader of the newly established far-right Victory Party (ZP), warned Turkish citizens of a "Syrian threat" in a video shared on Twitter...
[Suspicious Death] Suspected UAE agent commits suicide in prison
Zaki Y. M. Hasan, one of two detainees held by Turkey on suspicion of spying for the United Arab Emirates has committed suicide in...
UN special rapporteur express serious concern over proposed laws criminalizing LGBT identities
Three United Nations human rights experts including a special rapporteur have expressed serious concern over proposed legislation in Turkey that they say could criminalize...
Travel ban imposed on son of Somali president over fatal accident lifted after court...
Turkish prosecutors lifted a travel ban on Mohamed Hassan Sheik Mohamud, the son of Somali President Hasan Sheikh Mohamud, after he testified in court...
AKP report: Gülen-linked purge victims must face the ‘monsters’ they’ve become
A 2021 report revisiting the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)’s years-long crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement says that not all purge victims...
European Court of Human Rights questions Turkey on judges, prosecutors under arrest
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has addressed a series of questions to the Turkish government due to applications lodged by former judges...
Turkey’s new judicial bill would allow rapid online takedowns without a court order
Turkey’s government has introduced a new bill that would allow the removal of online content before a judge issues a ruling, Turkish Minute reported.
The...
New mother falls victim to femicide in Turkey’s Mardin province
A 25-year-old woman in Turkey’s Mardin province was killed by her husband two days after giving birth, the Gazete Duvar news website reported.
Vatfa Ecevit gave...
1 worker died every 4 hours in occupational accident in Turkey in 2021: report
Turkey recorded 2,170 deaths in work-related accidents in 2021, according to a report by the Workers’ Health and Work Safety Assembly (İSİG), the Turkish...
10 arrested for providing food and assistance to families of jailed Gülen followers
Ten out of 33 people who were detained in the western Turkish province of Manisa in early July have been arrested for providing aid...
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