Iconic İstanbul inn to be returned to Armenian foundation 92 years after confiscation by...
The Sanasaryan Inn, one of the oldest Armenian buildings in İstanbul, which was confiscated by the Turkish state in 1930, will be returned to...
Book tells story of teacher who died in Turkish prison due to lack of...
A recently published book tells the story of teacher Halime Gülsu, who died in a Turkish prison in 2018 due to deprivation of a...
Pro-gov’t TV station censors woman speaking in Kurdish during daytime reality show
A pro-government TV station in Turkey cut the sound while airing one of its daytime reality shows because a woman started speaking in Kurdish,...
Mother of 11-month-old to serve prison sentence in violation of the law
Sümeyye Aydın, the mother of two children aged 11 months and four years, was sent to prison in violation of a law that requires...
İstanbul mayor’s ‘insult’ trial resumes ahead of elections
İstanbul’s popular opposition mayor faced a new hearing on Wednesday in a politically-charged trial that could bar him from seeking office months before next...
State of emergency commission suspended justice for purge victims for years: opposition deputy
A commission set up to adjudicate complaints from individuals who were adversely affected by government decree-laws during a two-year state of emergency (OHAL) declared...
ECtHR faults Turkey for detaining 82 judges and prosecutors after failed 2016 coup
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey violated the European Convention on Human Rights by detaining 82 judges and...
Erdoğan bans metal workers’ strikes in northwestern Turkey, sparking criticism
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has ordered a 60-day postponement of strikes at two steel factories in the northwestern province of Kocaeli, citing concerns...
Turkey misuses counterterrorism legislation to target human rights defenders: UN special rapporteur
Mary Lawlor, the UN special rapporteur on human rights defenders, said in a statement on Monday that she is deeply concerned by the apparent...
More than 2 million terrorism investigations launched in Turkey following failed coup: official data
Turkish prosecutors have launched more than 2 million terrorism investigations following a coup attempt in the country in 2016, Turkish Minute reported.
Lawyer Leven Mazılıgüney...
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