Opposition mayor cancels dissident singer’s concert upon request by far-right group
An opposition-run municipality has cancelled a concert by dissident Turkish singer Suavi in Turkey’s conservative heartland of Konya upon a request by far-right ultranationalist...
Inmate in Diyarbakır Prison subjected to torture, says Independent Lawyers Association
Mehmet Sıdık Meşe, an inmate in southeastern Turkey's Diyarbakır Prison, has been subjected to beating and torture by prison guards, said the Independent Lawyer's...
Press freedom groups warn Turkey’s media climate poses ‘serious threat’ to democracy
Press freedom in Turkey has deteriorated further in 2025, posing a serious threat to democracy and fundamental rights, eight leading international press freedom organizations...
Opposition mayor among 21 detained in İstanbul dawn raids in bid-rigging probe
Turkish police detained another main opposition party mayor in İstanbul along with 20 others in pre-dawn raids, part of a bid-rigging and corruption investigation,...
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish HDP’s two deputies face removal of parliamentary status
Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputies Faysal Sarıyıldız and Tuğba Hezer Öztürk have been referred to a parliamentary joint commission for removal of their...
Turkey’s İstanbul Municipality removes Trump’s name from metro underpass
The city council of İstanbul on Friday overwhelmingly voted to remove US President Donald Trump's name from a pedestrian underpass in the bustling business...
Former public servant rearrested after serving more than 5 years for alleged Gülen movement...
Selami Bal, a former public servant who was fired from his job in a wide-ranging purge in the aftermath of a July 2016 coup...
Inmate letter reveals abysmal conditions in Turkey’s Silivri Prison including overcrowding and mistreatment
An inmate from Turkey’s Silivri Prison in a letter to various institutions talked about how 35 to 45 people were made to stay in...
Hrant Dink Foundation: Jews, Syrians and Greeks main targets of hate speeches in Turkey
Hate speeches in Turkey have basically targeted Jews, Syrians and Greeks mostly in the period May-August period in 2017, according to a report released...
Number of arrests over May Day demonstrations rises to 49
With 11 more arrests ordered by an İstanbul court on Monday, the number of people arrested for allegedly resisting law enforcement on May Day...
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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