European law associations to Turkey: Immediately release 55 lawyers
Six European law associations in a letter to Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on Thursday urged the Turkish government to immediately release 55 lawyers...
Turkey to sell furniture giant Bellona, seized after 2016 coup attempt
The Turkish government has started preparations to sell Bellona, a leading furniture brand seized from its original owners in 2016 as part of a...
Journalist Yücel lambastes İnce over Brunson crisis: Turkey is a state of gangs
Deniz Yücel, a German Turkish journalist who spent more than a year in pre-trial detention in Turkey, has criticized previous Republican People’s Party (CHP)...
Government negligence blamed as Turkey’s infant mortality rate is triple the EU average
Turkey’s infant mortality rate has surged to three times the European Union average, with the political opposition blaming government negligence, healthcare privatization and a...
Journalist given suspended sentence for mocking Erdoğan’s donation campaign
A veteran Turkish journalist has been handed down a suspended sentence of seven months, 15 days for provoking public hatred and enmity with a...
US Secretary Tillerson: Turkey continues to limit rights of religious minorities
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday slammed Turkey for continuing to limit the human rights of members of some religious minority groups.
Delivering...
At least 27 women killed as victim of domestic violence in Turkey in November
At least 27 women were killed in and 29 children were subjected to sexual abuse in Turkey in November 2017, a prominent woman rights...
US senators introduce bipartisan Transnational Repression Policy Act
Four members of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee -- Democrats Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Ben Cardin of Maryland, and Republicans Marco Rubio...
Kyrgyz intel agency seized video recordings from café where İnandı was last seen, lawyer...
The Kyrgyzstan State Committee for National Security (GKNB) seized video recordings from a cafe where Orhan İnandı, who is allegedly being held against his...
UN torture committee questions Turkey’s permanent state of emergency laws, treatment of detainees and...
The United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) has concluded its consideration of Turkey's fifth periodic report, highlighting significant concerns regarding the country's adherence to...
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