Turkish court rejects arrest request for contractor in building collapse case

A court has rejected calls to arrest contractor Şükrü İşitmen despite renewed appeals from victims’ lawyers during the third hearing involving the collapse of...

Turkey continues spying on Gülen followers, PKK supporters in Germany: report

Turkey’s intelligence services continue to operate in Germany, focusing primarily on spying on followers of the faith-based Gülen movement and supporters of the outlawed...

177 workers died in occupation-related accidents in Turkey in May: report

A total of 177 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in May, according to a monthly report prepared by the Health and Safety Labor Watch...

Ankara’s Hacettepe University launches investigation into student protestors

Turkey’s prominent Hacettepe University in Ankara has launched investigations into students who participated in protests that started in April, the BirGün daily reported. The university administration...

US religious freedom commission recommends Turkey for Special Watch List over severe violations

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has recommended that Turkey be placed on the State Department’s Special Watch List for engaging...

Former İstanbul municipality media director alleges rights violations in prison amid crackdown on opposition

Dr. İpek Elif Atayman, the former general manager of the İstanbul Municipality’s media company, has alleged her rights are being violated through abusive prison...

Turkey’s new prison reform law sparks outcry over exclusion of political prisoners

As a new prison reform bill passed into law last week has granted early parole to many inmates in Turkey, the families of political...

Turkey once again ranked among 10 worst countries for working people: ITUC

A yearly report by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) on labor rights has once again ranked Turkey as one of the 10 worst countries in...

Dismissed military officer injured in factory explosion dies, exposing deep human cost of Turkey’s...

A former Turkish military officer who was dismissed by emergency decree in the aftermath of a 2016 coup attempt has died of injuries sustained...

European rights court faults Turkey for withholding inmate’s letter to fiancée

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Turkish prison authorities violated the rights of Emrah Uygun, who was sentenced to more than...

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