Greece defends use of anti-migrant ‘sound cannons’ on its Turkey border
Greece's minister for migration and asylum on Wednesday defended his country's use of "sound cannons" to deter irregular migrants, as a senior EU official...
Turkish journalist tells horrific stories of people abducted by MİT, tortured in Ankara building
Cevheri Güven, a Turkish journalist living in exile, has said in recently released video footage that people who were abducted by Turkey's National Intelligence...
Prosecutors seek arrest of 206 people in İstanbul over protests
Turkish prosecutors have requested the pretrial detention of 206 people including protestors, journalists and others taken into custody in İstanbul since the detention and...
Kılıçdaroğlu says his party has concerns about election security, does not trust YSK
Leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said his party does not trust Turkey’s Supreme Board...
Turkish historian sentenced to prison for alleged links to Gülen movement
The Istanbul 28th High Criminal Court has sentenced Turkish historian and writer Talha Uğurluel to six years, three months in prison for alleged links...
No news received from Fahri Mert since he was abducted in Turkey’s İzmir 2...
His family and friends have not received any news from Fahri Mert (44), a Turkish citizen abducted in İzmir province two weeks ago, according...
Human rights advocates slam ‘inhumane conditions’ in Turkey’s Y-type prisons
Human rights advocates have condemned the inhumane conditions in Turkey’s Y-type high-security prisons — often referred to as “pit-type” prisons— urging authorities to implement...
Retired colonel claims Turkey issues green passports to radicals trained in Syria
A retired Turkish colonel has claimed that he found out after having a problem with his green passport at a German airport that Turkey...
EU should make human rights core in agenda with Turkey: HRW
Philippe Dam, advocacy director for Human Rights Watch Europe and Central Asia division, has called on EU officials to send a clear message to...
Turkey’s ruling AKP’s spokesperson announces Saturday Mothers vigils prohibited in İstanbul
A group of mothers and other family members of people forcibly disappeared in Turkey since the 1980 coup have been banned from holding their...
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