More than 1,400 sick prisoners are held in Turkish penal institutions: report
At least 1,412 inmates, including hundreds who are critically ill, are being held in Turkish prisons under conditions that exacerbate their health problems, according...
Berlin denies Turkey’s accusations of press freedom violations in detention of journalists
The German Foreign Ministry has denied Turkey’s accusations of violation of freedom of the press over the brief detention of two journalists from the...
Bus carrying refugees overturns, killing 12 in eastern Turkey
Another tragedy has hit refugees in eastern Turkey as a bus carrying people from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh overturned and caught fire on Sunday...
Turkish court rules to release 1 journalist, keep 5 pro-Kurdish journalists in pretrial detention
A Turkish court ruled on Wednesday to release journalist Pınar Tarlak but continued the pretrial detention of five other staff members during a hearing...
Lawyers ask ECtHR Grand Chamber to stop Turkey’s weaponization of terrorism charges to punish...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) held a Grand Chamber hearing Wednesday on Yasak v. Türkiye, a closely watched appeal that challenges Turkey’s use...
Green Left Party’s parliamentary candidate in recent elections arrested on terrorism charges
Meryem Yıldırım, a candidate for parliament from the opposition Green Left Party (YSP) in the elections held on May 14, has been arrested on...
Acting rector of Boğaziçi University dismisses activist academic
Prof. Dr. Naci İnci, the vice rector of Boğaziçi University who was recently appointed acting rector, has dismissed Can Candan, a faculty member and...
Report: Capacity of Turkish civil society to deal with abuses in the country weakening
Front Line Defenders has stated in its annual report published on January 22, 2018 that "Following waves of arrest, human rights defenders, journalists and...
Families in Turkey struggle with poverty, poor housing: report
Families across Turkey have been grappling with deepening poverty and deteriorating living conditions, the Evrensel daily reported.
According to Evrensel, the Turkish Statistical Institute’s (TurkStat) 2025 report...
145 workers died in occupational accidents in Turkey in May: report
A total of 145 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in May, according to a monthly report by the Health and Safety Labor Watch (İSİG).
The...
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