Turkish authorities investigate women’s group for throwing headscarves on the ground during anti-Taliban protest
Turkish authorities have launched an investigation into a women's group for throwing headscarves on the ground in a protest against the Taliban in August,...
Veteran actor appears in court on Erdoğan insult charges
Prominent Turkish actor Genco Erkal, 83, appeared before an İstanbul court on Thursday on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, which carries a...
Turkish police detain 87 people protesting soaring cost of living
Police officers have intervened in demonstrations protesting the rapidly rising cost of living in Turkey caused by a steep fall in the value of...
793 women subjected to rape, sexual harassment in custody in Turkey since 1997: report
According to a report by the Legal Aid Bureau against Sexual Harassment and Rape in Custody, which provides free legal support for women subjected...
Emirati general accused of torture elected new INTERPOL president at İstanbul meeting
An Emirati general accused of torture was elected president of INTERPOL at the organization’s meeting in İstanbul on Thursday, despite the concerns of human...
Human rights organizations issue statement calling for acquittal of participants in Saturday Mothers protest
A total of 18 human rights organizations called on authorities in a joint statement to acquit 46 defendants who appeared in court on Thursday...
Abducted and tortured, educator İnandı gives details of his ordeal at first hearing of...
Orhan İnandı, a Turkish-Kyrgyz educator rendered to Turkey from Kyrgyzstan by Turkish intelligence, said at his first court hearing on Tuesday that he was...
‘Murder every day’: Turkish women fearful after treaty exit
Turkish women feel more vulnerable and legally unprotected since Turkey withdrew from a convention that activists argued helped deter male violence, according to women’s...
Biden invites 110 participants to Summit for Democracy, snubs Turkey
US President Joe Biden has invited 110 participants to a virtual Summit for Democracy in December, including major Western allies but not Turkey, according...
Turkey investigates 271 social media users over comments on currency crisis
Investigations have been launched into the users of 271 social media accounts due to their posts about the recent depreciation of the Turkish lira...
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