Opposition MP questions surge in allegations of police mistreatment in Turkey
An opposition lawmaker has posed a parliamentary question to the interior and justice ministers about the recent surge in complaints alleging police mistreatment in...
11 people attempting to flee to Greece detained in western Turkey: defense ministry
Eleven people were detained by security forces in western Turkey on Friday as they attempted to flee to Greece via the Evros River, Turkish...
Turkey renames new US Embassy street in Ankara ‘Malcolm X Avenue’
The street in Turkey's capital city of Ankara where the new US Embassy is to be located will bear the name of Malcolm X,...
Disabled former Turkish teacher arrested for allegedly receiving donations from Gülen movement
Ali Aki, a former schoolteacher who is severely disabled, was arrested and charged with receiving financial support from the faith-based Gülen movement, as part...
Turkish journalist Mehmet Karakeçili beaten, Hale Gönültaş threatened: CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday reported a physical assault on journalist Mehmet Karakeçili and a separate verbal threat against journalist Hale...
Tribunal to adjudicate Turkey’s rights record
The Turkey Tribunal, a civil society-led, symbolic international tribunal established to adjudicate recent human rights violations in Turkey including torture, abductions, shortcomings in freedom...
Jailed Turkish businessman Kavala says would be uncomfortable if released in deal with Europe
Jailed Turkish businessman and political activist Osman Kavala has said he would be uncomfortable if he were released by a court in Turkey as...
Turkey detained 77 people in 2 weeks of operations targeting Gülen movement: minister
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Tuesday that 77 people had been detained in nationwide operations over the past two weeks as part...
Ant-LGBT+ rally attracts 3,000 people in Istanbul
More than 3,000 people demonstrated in favor of the criminalization of same-sex relationships in Istanbul’s conservative Fatih district, Voice of America (VOA) Turkish service reported.
The...
5 Turkish journalists sentenced to prison on terrorism charges
A court in Antalya province convicted three journalists of membership in a terrorist organization and two others of aiding a terrorist organization over their...
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