Turkey blocks X accounts of left-wing opposition parties, veteran party leader
Turkish authorities on Tuesday blocked access in Turkey to the X accounts of several left-wing opposition parties, a party-affiliated youth group and an opposition...
PACE rejects Turkey’s candidate list for post of judge at ECtHR
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has rejected a three-person list Turkey has submitted for the post of judge at the...
Jailed businessman Kavala seeks justice ministry’s intervention for a retrial
After an İstanbul court rejected jailed businessman Osman Kavala’s third request for a retrial earlier this week, one of his lawyers petitioned the justice ministry, asking...
Gendarmes spark outrage for terrorizing Kurdish civilians during detention in eastern Turkey
A group of gendarmes has sparked outrage for terrorizing civilians in Van, a Kurdish-majority city in eastern Turkey, by firing random shots into the...
Syrian family claims they were tortured at border by Turkish soldiers
A Syrian family attempting to cross into Turkey was detained in the border city of Urfa and subjected to torture by members of the...
Turkey launches internet crackdown ahead of funerals for shooting victims
Turkey on Thursday cracked down on social media posts praising two school shootings in as many days that have left the country reeling, ordering...
Kurdish journalist claims she was subjected to strip-searches in prison
Esra Solin Dal, a Kurdish journalist who was previously arrested and released pending trial, was allegedly subjected to a number of rights violations including...
Turkish university withdraws football star Şükür’s honorary doctorate over alleged Gülen ties
The Senate of Turkey’s Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University has unanimously decided to revoke an honorary doctorate granted to renowned Turkish international soccer player Hakan...
Yet another Kurdish mayor removed from office, 17 pro-Kurdish lawmakers arrested
Mayor of the eastern city of Kars Ayhan Bilgen was removed from office by the Ministry of Interior, and 17 politicians from the pro-Kurdish...
Turkey moves to deport Palestinian woman arrested after anti-US protest over Gaza
A Palestinian woman jailed after taking part in a protest outside the US Consulate General in İstanbul against Washington’s support for Israel’s destruction of...
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