Turkey marks ‘elimination of violence day’ amid protest bans as women push back
Women across Turkey attempted to take to the streets on Tuesday for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, with authorities...
Turkish court accepts indictment seeking up to 2,430 years for İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu
A Turkish court has accepted an indictment seeking up to 2,430 years in prison for İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on charges that he led...
Turkish police allegedly killed Syrian man in raid on wrong address in southern Turkey
A Syrian man identified as Anas Laila was allegedly shot and killed by Turkish police during a raid on the wrong address in the...
Famous Turkish YouTuber gets suspended sentence over social media remarks
An İstanbul court has handed down a 26-month suspended sentence to popular YouTuber and filmmaker İlker Canikligil over comments he made during a livestream...
Turkey dismissed and blacklisted more than 22,000 private-school teachers over alleged Gülen links
Turkey revoked the teaching licenses of 22,474 teachers and shut down 1,424 private educational institutions over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement in...
Turkish court orders main opposition leader to pay damages to controversial prosecutor
A Turkish court has ordered Özgür Özel, leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), to pay non-pecuniary damages to İstanbul Chief Public...
Amnesty presses Turkey to protect women’s right to protest, urges return to Istanbul Convention
Amnesty International has called on Turkish authorities to protect women’s right to peaceful assembly ahead of nationwide demonstrations planned for November 25, the International...
Turkish lawmakers meet with Öcalan in landmark visit
Turkey’s parliament said Monday that a group of lawmakers met with Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of Kurdish militants, on İmralı Island, in the first officially...
Paris, Brussels bar associations urge Turkey to free jailed İstanbul mayor’s lawyer
The bar associations of Paris and Brussels have called on Turkey to immediately release Mehmet Pehlivan, the lawyer for jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu,...
Turkey’s Christians battle inequality, exclusion
Despite some progress in restoring their rights, Christians in Turkey are still struggling against inequality and a sense of exclusion as Pope Leo XIV...
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Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
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