Spying by Turkish diplomats in Switzerland triggered criminal investigation in Turkey: report
The Turkish government used its diplomats in Switzerland to profile opponents of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and gather intelligence about them to help...
Turkey detains 76 people over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained 76 people in two separate operations targeting people accused of links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish media reported.
The...
Turkish presidential candidate İnce promises to repeal article criminalising insult to president
Muharrem İnce, a deputy for Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) who has been nominated by his party as a presidential candidate in...
Ailing inmate denied parole despite eligibility
Turgay Doğan, an ailing inmate at a prison in Turkey’s capital of Ankara, remains incarcerated despite fulfilling parole requirements including completing the minimum required...
Turkish authorities detain 49 members of HDP over three days
A total of 49 members of the Peoples' Democratic Party’s (HDP) youth organizations were detained in the last three days in raids that were...
Turkey’s Interior Ministry accused of hiding femicide statistics
The Turkish Ministry of Interior said the number of femicides in Turkey dropped in the first 10 months of 2020, but they have not...
Turkey’s rights violation payouts in 4 months surpass all of 2025
Turkey paid 148.18 million lira ($3.25 million) in compensation for rights violations in the first four months of 2026, already exceeding the full-year total...
Turkish appeals court sentences pro-Kurdish HDP deputy to 7 years in prison
A Turkish appeals court has sentenced pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Burcu Çelik Özkan to prison for alleged terrorism propaganda, according to a...
9 detained over alleged Gülen links in ByLock investigation
Turkish police detained nine people in recent raids in İzmir over suspected links to the faith-based Gülen movement based on their alleged use of...
University students using EU exchange programs to seek asylum, says Turkish Ministry of Education
University students who are leaving Turkey under the European Union's Erasmus exchange program are applying for asylum in European countries, according to a recent...
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