Women’s rights activists to demonstrate at top court for reinstatement of Istanbul Convention
Representatives from Turkey’s women’s rights organizations and lawyers will gather early on April 28 in front of the Council of State, Turkey’s highest administrative...
Mother and son phone conversation reveals Turkish guardians in murder of Kurdish prisoner
A telephone conversation regarding 40-year old Kurdish prisoner in Balıkesir’s Kepsut prison beaten to within an inch of his life has revealed recently that...
Prominent academic returned to prison after heart procedure
Columnist for the now-closed Zaman daily and academic Mümtaz'er Türköne was sent back to prison on Saturday after doctors inserted a stent to open...
2 more children left to the care of relatives after authorities arrest mother for...
Two more children were left to the care of their relatives after their mother was arrested on February 18 for alleged links to the...
YSK rules İYİ Party eligible to participate in Turkey’s snap elections
Turkey's Supreme Election Board (YSK) has confirmed that the newly formed İYİ Party is eligible to participate in the upcoming snap elections on June...
I felt encouraged to speak out against China after NBA supported players fighting other...
“I felt encouraged to speak out against China after NBA officials said they were giving their players the freedom to talk about injustices happening...
Longtime gov’t critic Sözcü newspaper slapped with $1.8 million tax fine for 2018: report
Turkish opposition newspaper Sözcü was levied a tax fine of TL 14.5 million ($1.8 million) for the year 2018 over what the paper on...
Dozens of academics detained in anti-Gülen operation at Turkey’s Namık Kemal University
Turkish police teams on Friday detained dozens of academics and staff members including deputy rectors and professors at the Tekirdağ-based Namık Kemal University due...
Erdoğan’s far-right ally renews call to shut down pro-Kurdish HDP: report
The chairman of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), a key ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, urged Turkey’s top prosecutor’s office to...
Team of AKP Deputy Chairman’s brother bombed Parliament on July 15
An indictment drafted in the case of a failed coup attempt on July 15 claims that the team of Maj. Gen. Mehmet Dişli, one...
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