Turkey drops 2 places on updated Henley Passport Index for 2022, ranking 52nd
Turkey has dropped two places on a list of countries with the most powerful passports and now ranks 52nd, according to the report for...
Secret gov’t witness who testified in over 100 cases recants his testimony, citing mental...
In a petition to Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals, İ.Ö., a secret witness who testified in more than 100 cases, said his testimony should...
Turkish lawyer briefly detained after seeking to record client’s torture claim
A Turkish lawyer was briefly detained Wednesday on accusations of “slander of a public official” after he insisted on having his client’s torture allegations...
Turkey detains 139 for allegedly planning terrorist attacks during Nevruz celebrations
Turkish security forces have detained 139 people in 15 provinces across the country for allegedly planning terrorist attacks to be carried out during Nevruz...
Non-Muslim minority foundations in Turkey unable to hold board elections for 9 years
Christian and Jewish minority communities in Turkey have been complaining that minority foundations have not been able to hold board of director elections for...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court defies ECtHR in ruling over imprisoned former judge: report
Turkey’s Constitutional Court released its decision on an individual application lodged by an imprisoned former judge in which it defied a previous European Court...
Turkey signals first legal steps for PKK peace as Kurdish leader urges trust-building moves
Turkey is discussing a temporary law to manage the next phase of a renewed peace effort with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), as veteran...
Turkish officer dies by suicide after suspension over alleged Gülen links
Gökhan Ünyeli, an officer in the Turkish military who had been under investigation for alleged links to the Gülen movement and was recently suspended...
Opposition MP accuses justice ministry of lying about mistreatment, torture in Turkish prisons
Human rights defender and Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu has accused Turkey’s Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ of lying about mistreatment and...
Turkish admiral summarily dismissed during NATO assignment tells NPR: Maybe I’m not as safe...
Rear Adm. Mustafa Uğurlu, Turkey’s flag officer at NATO’s Allied Command Transformation (ACT) based in Norfolk, Virginia, who was summarily dismissed from the military...
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