WWF removes pro-gov’t holding chair from board over demolition of trees in Akbelen Forest
The Turkey branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has announced the removal of Ebru Özdemir, the chairperson of Limak Holding’s board...
İHD report reveals at least 10,789 rights violations in 153 Turkish prisons in 2022
A report drafted by Turkey’s Human Rights Association (İHD) has revealed that at least 10,789 rights violations took place in 153 prisons in 58...
Turkish woman wounded in attack at Sweden’s honorary consulate
A Turkish woman employee was seriously wounded in an armed attack on Tuesday at Sweden’s honorary consulate in the western province of İzmir, Agence...
Disabled 86-year-old hospitalized soon after being imprisoned over Gülen links
An elderly man who is almost totally disabled was hospitalized soon after being sent to prison to serve his 10-year sentence over links to...
UN Human Rights Council receives complaint over Turkish airstrikes on hospital in Iraq: report
The UN Human Rights Council has received a formal complaint regarding Turkish airstrikes in Iraq, allegedly targeting a civilian hospital and resulting in the...
Turkish police detain 47 during Saturday Mothers’ 957th weekly demonstration
Police have detained 47 people, including activists and family members of the Saturday Mothers, during the group’s 957th weekly demonstration in İstanbul’s Galatasaray Square,...
Turkish drone kills 4 in Syria: Kurdish forces
A drone strike near the border with Turkey late on Friday killed four members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the autonomous Kurdish...
Court blocks access to news report behind journalists’ detention
A court in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır has blocked access to a news report about the replacement of a judge and her...
Family worries about health of disabled 86-year-old who faces prison over Gülen links
The family of an elderly man who is almost totally disabled and faces prison since his 10-year sentence over links to the faith-based Gülen...
Uyghurs in Turkey protest Chinese foreign minister’s visit, citing ongoing persecution in Xinjiang
Dozens of Uyghurs gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate in İstanbul on Wednesday to protest Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Turkey...
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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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