Human rights defender Elçi remembered on 2nd anniversary of death across Turkey
Human rights defender Tahir Elçi, who was the former head of the Diyarbakır Bar Association, was commemorated on the second anniversary of his death on...
Turkey summons Swedish diplomat over ‘terrorism propaganda’
Sweden’s charge d’affaires in Turkey was summoned at the weekend to explain the use of what Ankara alleges is “terrorist propaganda” in support of...
Inmate tortured to death in Turkish prison, brother claims: report
“My brother was tortured to death in a cell where he was kept alone,” Hakan Tumay, brother of Serkan Tumay, who recently died in...
Women’s rights group takes Turkey’s withdrawal from Istanbul Convention to European rights court
A women’s rights group has taken Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) after the country’s Constitutional...
Kurdish man who questioned ‘transferred’ voters on election day indicted
A Kurdish man who questioned voters who were allegedly “transferred” to his city of residence in the southeastern province of Şırnak on the day...
Mother of inmate on hunger strike demands to see her daughter despite visitation ban
The mother of an inmate who started a hunger strike in December 2021 has demanded to see her ailing daughter, saying the prison administration...
European court rules Turkey violated rights of Cumhuriyet journalists: report
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the right to liberty and security as well as the right to...
Turkish Red Crescent official faces backlash over video targeting working women
The head of the Turkish Red Crescent branch in Kayseri province sparked a backlash after sharing a video urging President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to...
Turkey’s HDP, MHP lodge dissenting opinion on coup commission report due to shortcomings, contradictions
The opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) announced on Monday that they have lodged a dissenting opinion to a parliamentary...
Number of protestors killed in clashes with Turkish forces in north Syria rises to...
Clashes between armed protesters and guards of Turkish positions in Syria’s north killed seven people, a medical source and a rights group said Tuesday,...
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