8 arrested in Turkey for fomenting enmity, spreading disinformation on social media
An Ankara court has ordered the arrest of eight people including two journalists on charges of fomenting enmity and hatred and spreading disinformation on...
Film about Turkey’s purge victims cut from festival, drawing criticism
The organizing committee of the Golden Orange Film Festival in Turkey’s Antalya province has removed a documentary depicting the plight of victims of a...
Greece seeks EU-Turkey migration deal expansion: minister
Greece in December will seek the renewal of a 2016 migration deal between the EU and Turkey, the Greek migration minister said Saturday, Agence...
Turkey has the fewest number of doctors per capita in Europe: Eurostat
Turkey, where more and more doctors are moving abroad due to poor working conditions and acts of violence, has the fewest number of doctors...
Pro-Kurdish MPs investigate prison mistreatment claims
Deputies from the pro-Kurdish Democratic Peoples’ Party (DHP), previously known as the Green Left Party (YSP), have launched an investigation into claims of severe...
Woman calls on Turkish authorities to stop Afghan fiancé’s deportation
The fiancée of an Afghan asylum seeker who was sent to a repatriation center to be deported on Sept. 20 called on Turkish authorities...
Thousands of Syrians face return to earthquake zones as travel permits expired over the...
Syrian refugees who were registered in Turkey’s earthquake disaster zones now face the prospect of returning to the region despite unacceptable living conditions, the...
Activist kept in prison due to ‘lack of good conduct’
A prison administration in İstanbul has rejected a petition from well-known activist, writer and journalist Celaletttin Can concerning his right to be released on...
Judge on Turkey’s top appeals court swept murder case under the rug: columnist
Yüksel Kocaman, a controversial figure and member of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals, has been accused of throwing out a murder case during his...
Prison officials in eastern Turkey hogtied two female inmates for hours: report
Local human rights groups have announced that female inmates incarcerated in the eastern province of Ağrı were subjected to severe mistreatment, including being hogtied...
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Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions.
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