Arrest warrant issued for Kurdish singer and activist Tunç for insulting former PM Yıldırım
An arrest warrant has been issued for famous Kurdish singer and activist Ferhat Tunç for insulting former Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on Twitter...
Turkey’s Transnational Repression: Abduction, Rendition and Forcible Return of Erdoğan Critics
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This report focuses on how the Turkish government under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has used extrajudicial and illegal methods for the forcible transfer...
Turkish Foreign Ministry characterizes ambassadors’ Kavala call as an ‘ultimatum’
Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgiç on Thursday slammed a call made by 10 ambassadors to the country for the release of a Turkish...
European states must stand up against pushbacks, says CoE human rights commissioner
“Member states must take a stand against pushbacks at borders and clearly oppose attempts to legalise this illegal practice,” said Dunja Mijatović, the Council...
Turkey placed under money laundering watch
Global money-laundering watchdog the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) placed Turkey under increased monitoring on Thursday for shortcomings in combatting money laundering and terrorism...
Police detain 17 HDP officials in western Turkey over social media posts
Turkish police on Thursday detained 17 officials and members of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) due to their messages on social media, Turkish...
Armored vehicle hits 5-year-old girl in southeastern Şanlıurfa province
A 5-year-old girl was seriously injured after being hit by an armored vehicle in southeastern Turkey's Şanlıurfa province on Wednesday, crushing her leg, the...
Erdoğan threatens to expel 10 Western envoys over Kavala call
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday threatened to expel the ambassadors of the United States, Germany and eight other Western countries after they...
Documentary filmmaker standing trial for allegedly insulting President Erdoğan
Oktay İnce, a documentary filmmaker and activist, appeared in court on Tuesday for the first hearing in his trial for insulting Turkish President Recep...
Ministry sues family of man who died in crash involving military vehicle
The Turkish Interior Ministry has filed a lawsuit for damages in the amount of $290,823 against the family of Fikri Demirbaş, who died in...
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