Turkey detains 148 people, arrests 52 over alleged Gülen links

Turkish authorities have detained 148 people in three separate operations and arrested 52 over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish media reported. Prosecutors...

Turkey ranked 45th among 193 countries in UN Human Development Index

Turkey was ranked 45th in the 2023-2024 Human Development Index published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released on Wednesday. The Human Development Index...

Istanbul neighborhood community center appears in court for allegedly ‘disseminating terrorist and LGBT propaganda’

The Tarlabaşı Community Center (TTM), a neighborhood community center in Istanbul that has been active since 2006, was scheduled to appear in court on...
ECtHR

European Court of Human Rights: Attending a demonstration not proof of membership in terrorist...

In the case of a Turkish citizen who was convicted of membership in a terrorist organization for attending a demonstration, the European Court of...

Turkey denies sentence suspension for 89-year-old inmate despite health concerns

Turkish authorities have denied a request to suspend the prison sentence of an ailing 89-year-old inmate convicted of alleged links to the faith-based Gülen...

Relatives of inmates report mistreatment, lack of access to clean water in central Turkey...

Inmates in Kırşehir Prison in central Anatolia have been subjected to physical assaults and a lack of access to clean water, the Bianet news...

Iranian asylum seeker in Turkey faces deportation for taking part in Women’s Day March

An Iranian asylum seeker in Turkey has revealed she was detained during a Women's Day March and is at risk of being deported back...
US Consulate Istanbul

Another US Consulate employee in Istanbul facing prison on terrorism charges

A Turkish prosecutor has demanded up to 15 years’ imprisonment for Nazmi Mete Cantürk, a security officer at the US Consulate General in Istanbul,...

Turkish opposition mayor arrested, suspended from office pending trial

A Turkish court on Monday ordered the arrest of Bolu Mayor Tanju Özcan, a member of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), with...

Minor beaten up by alleged plainclothes police officers during Turkey’s Kurdish protests

A video that was widely circulated on social media following the eruption of post-election protests in Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish provinces showed a minor being...
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