EU tells Turkey to address democracy before membership
The European Union’s enlargement commissioner told Turkey on Wednesday to address issues around democracy and the rule of law if it wants to boost...
Writer imprisoned in Turkey not given food or water for 2 days
Celalettin Can, a writer incarcerated in an İstanbul prison, was not given food or water for two days, the Evrensel newspaper reported on Tuesday.
The...
31 women in Turkey fell victim to femicide in August
Thirty-one women were murdered by men in Turkey in August, while 20 died under suspicious circumstances, according to data from the Bianet news website.
Among the...
No demotion for Turkish prosecutor under investigation for misconduct
Turkey’s Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has failed to demote a prosecutor who is under investigation for his alleged links to a criminal...
Rights organization condemns Turkey’s Sept. 6-7 pogrom on its 68th anniversary
Turkey’s Human Rights Association (İHD) has issued a statement condemning a pogrom that took place September 6-7, 1955, one of the largest attacks against minorities in...
Organizers of art exhibition in İstanbul under investigation for LGBT propaganda
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into the organizers of an art exhibition in İstanbul after the exhibition was targeted by religious and nationalist...
Radical Islamist party calls for nationwide ban on public alcohol consumption in Turkey
A radical Islamist party in Turkey has expressed support for a recent ban on alcohol consumption in public places in İstanbul, saying that such...
Households receiving gov’t assistance in Turkey up 38 pct since 2017: report
Research shows that the number of people experiencing financial difficulties in Turkey has increased dramatically in the past five years, with the number of...
Turkish court hands down reduced sentence to another femicide perpetrator
A man who fatally shot his wife in December 2022 received a reduced prison sentence on the grounds that he had been “provoked” and...
190 miners in Turkey continue hunger strike for unpaid wages and benefits
Coal miners working in a mine belonging to Doruk Madencilik in the western Turkish province of Eskişehir have been on an underground hunger strike...
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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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