Court denies request to hear tourism minister in trial over deadly hotel fire in...
A Turkish court on Thursday rejected a request to hear Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy as a witness in a trial concerning...
Fugitive defendant in 2015 Ankara bombings arrested, released in 2014 despite ISIL execution video
Crucial evidence has emerged in the ongoing trial related to the 2015 Ankara bombings that killed 103 people and injured more than 500, revealing...
Most Syrians see no future in Turkey: report
Most of the Syrian refugees living in Turkey do not see a future in the country, Turkish Minute reported, citing a report drafted by...
Turkish court rejects pro-Kurdish HDP deputy Leyla Güven’s appeal for release from jail
A Turkish court has rejected an appeal for release by Leyla Güven, a deputy for the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) held since January...
Istanbul University revokes imprisoned opposition mayor’s master’s degree
Istanbul University has revoked the master’s degree of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the jailed mayor of Istanbul and presidential candidate, citing procedural violations in his academic...
İstanbul Governor’s Office refuses to allow Mahsa Amini commemoration
The İstanbul Governor’s Office has refused to issue a permit to a group of civil society organizations that sought to hold a commemoration ceremony...
Turkish prosecutor responds pro-Erdoğan journalist’s call with SMS
Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor Yüksel Kocaman on Monday sent an SMS to a pro-Erdoğan journalist appearing on a TV program during which the journalist...
Black humour: Erdoğan says no group’s freedom has deteriorated in 16 years of AKP...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Sunday that the freedom of no individual or an ethnic or religious group had deteriorated in Turkey...
Turkey’s top court says ex-Kurdish lawmaker’s rights violated in Kobani trial
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the pretrial detention of a former Kurdish lawmaker accused of inciting violence during protests linked to the 2014...
Unregistered Syrians who fail to leave İstanbul by Sept. 24 to face sanctions
The Turkish Ministry of Interior has announced that sanctions will be imposed on Syrians who fail to leave İstanbul by Sept. 24 despite being...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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