Int’l human rights bodies slam abduction of 6 Turkish nationals in Kosovo
International human rights organisations have slammed the abduction of six Turkish nationals in Kosovo and their illegal removal to Turkey, characterizing the scandal as a...
Turkish prosecutors seek prison terms for 17 for protesting death of minors in state-run...
Turkish prosecutors have sought multi-year prison sentences for 17 opposition party members accused of protesting the deaths of minors in a state-run vocational training...
Turkey blocked access to 1,401 URLs in January: report
Turkish authorities issued 46 censorship decisions, barring access to at least 1,401 URLs in January, which concerned news articles, social media posts and domains,...
Turkish police refuse to help transexual women assaulted in Izmir
A group of transexual women said in an interview that the police refused to help them after an assault by four men in Turkey's...
Report reveals at least 663 rights violations in 32 Turkish prisons in 3 months
A report drafted by Turkey’s Human Rights Association (İHD) has revealed that at least 663 rights violations took place in 32 prisons in Turkey’s...
Turkey detains Fethullah Gülen’s nephew on accusations of terrorism
Turkish authorities on Friday detained Yasir Gülen, the nephew of the late Turkish Muslim scholar Fethullah Gülen, on accusations of terrorism, the Aktif Haber...
Journalist faces up to 5 years in prison due to report on judicial corruption
Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to five years for a journalist due to one of his articles last year in...
Detention warrant issued for national swimmer over Erdoğan COVID tweet
Turkish prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for former national swimmer Derya Büyükuncu due to a tweet he posted about the health of President...
Newly launched book tells stories of purge victims after Turkey’s July 15 coup
A recently published book tells the stories of people who, following a military coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016, were victims of...
Turkish appeals court releases journalist convicted of threatening Erdoğan
A Turkish appeals court on Monday ordered the release of journalist Fatih Altaylı, who was sentenced last month to more than four years in...
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