Yet another mysterious abduction by a black van in Turkey’s capital
Hasan Kala, an academic who was fired from his job at Çankırı Karatekin University by a government decree under a state of emergency declared...
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...
Earthquake restrictions muzzle Turkish media ahead of elections: monitor
A state of emergency imposed in Turkey’s earthquake-hit southeast is shackling reporters, a top media rights campaigner told AFP, expressing fears they will be...
164 workers died in workplace accidents in Turkey in November, bringing yearly toll to...
A total of 164 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in November, bringing the death toll for the first 11 months of 2024...
Turkish court rules for continuation of journalist Mehmet Baransu’s imprisonment
A Turkish court ruled on Friday for the continuation of the imprisonment of journalist Mehmet Baransu, a former correspondent for the now-defunct Taraf newspaper,...
Abducted men show physical and mental signs of torture: families
Families of four Gülen followers who appeared in police custody after being missing since February revealed that their loved ones might have been subjected...
Mother, son demanding justice in political murder case taken into custody
Turkish police on Thursday detained a woman and her son who have been protesting in front of the Şanlıurfa Courthouse in southeastern Turkey in...
Turkish journalist laid to rest with calls for justice after brutal attack
Hundreds gathered in İstanbul on Thursday to bid farewell to journalist and environmental filmmaker Hakan Tosun, who died on Monday after a brutal street...
Turkey to probe 37 pro-Kurdish municipalities for alleged terror ties
Turkey is preparing to investigate 37 municipalities controlled by the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) over alleged connections to terrorism, Middle...
Court denies release of lawyers on hunger strike despite medical report, citing flight risk
An İstanbul court has refused to release lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal, who have been on a hunger strike since April 5 in...
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