Arrest of 78-year-old mother of Turkish tycoon reveals extent of family punishment in Turkey
The recent remand to prison of Melek İpek, the 78-year-old mother of self-exiled Turkish businessman Akın İpek, led to additional attention to the Turkish...
Outspoken fashion designer briefly detained in İstanbul for criticizing gov’t on YouTube
Barbaros Şansal, one of Turkey’s most famous fashion designers and an outspoken critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was briefly detained in İstanbul...
Organizers cancel İstanbul film festival over ‘Queer’ ban
Organizers of an İstanbul film festival announced its cancellation Thursday to protest a local authority ban on the screening of “Queer,” starring former “James...
Turkey arrests journalist over social media post on prosecutors
An Istanbul court late on Saturday arrested a Turkish journalist over his social media posts on prosecutors investigating a mayor from Turkey's main...
78-year-old mother of businessman sought over Gülen links begins prison sentence
Melek İpek, the 78-year-old mother of Turkish tycoon Akın İpek, currently living in exile, was detained in Ankara on Saturday to begin serving a...
Rights groups urge EU to suspend funding amid allegations of human rights abuses in...
A coalition of civil society organizations has called on the European Union to suspend funding to Turkish facilities implicated in human rights abuses.
Following a...
UN raises concerns over Turkey’s treatment of individuals linked to Gülen movement
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has raised significant concerns about Turkey’s treatment of individuals reportedly affiliated with the faith-based Gülen movement, citing allegations...
RTÜK fines media outlet over Gülen condolence message
Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) imposed a fine on the Bursada Bugün news website following remarks made by anchor Aysın Komitgan, who...
Pro-Kurdish party co-chair faces probe for remarks criticizing removal of mayors
Turkey’s interior ministry has announced the launch of an investigation into the co-chairperson and a party official of the country’s main pro-Kurdish party due...
Report highlights rising economic inequality and education challenges in Turkey
A new report issued by the Turkish Education Reform Initiative (ERG) warns of deepening inequalities in education as economic pressures mount.
The 2024 Education Monitoring...
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