Sweden deeply concerned about rights violations in Turkey
Swedish government on Wednesday expressed its deep concerns on backslide of human rights, rule of law and crackdown on the opposition and media in...
Detained woman, newborn baby transferred to police station 240 km away from home in...
Detained hours after giving birth at a private hospital in İstanbul early on Tuesday, a woman named Ayşe Kaya has been transferred to a...
Turkish court rules no insult as long as Erdoğan is rooster
A social media user who was convicted on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a photograph was subsequently acquitted after an appeals...
Turkish journalist fined over report allegedly insulting public official
A court in Istanbul has fined journalist Melisa Gülbaş 7,080 Turkish lira ($220) for allegedly insulting a public official in connection with her reporting,...
Teacher convicted on Gülen links dies in Greece while fleeing persecution in Turkey
Erkan Akıllı, 47, a teacher who was convicted on terrorism charges due to his links to the Gülen movement, died on Wednesday, a few...
4 of 6 men abducted six months ago now in police custody, 2 remain...
The family members of four men who were reportedly abducted by Turkish intelligence in February confirmed yesterday that their relatives were in custody at...
Turkish woman arrested for ‘insulting’ Erdoğan in street interview
A Turkish woman who criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a street interview has been arrested on charges of insulting the president and...
Turkish interior minister likens May 14 elections to 2016 attempted coup
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu in a speech on Friday likened the upcoming general election on May 14 to a coup attempt, Turkish media...
Turkey’s 8 security personnel killed in clash with the outlawed PKK
Eight security personnel, including six soldiers and two security guards, were killed in an armed standoff between the Turkish Armed Forces and the outlawed...
Human Rights Watch: Turkish airstrike in Iraq disregards civilian loss
A Turkish military attack on an armed Iranian group in the Kurdistan region of Iraq in late June failed to take adequate precautions to minimize civilian casualties, Human Rights...
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