German foreign minister, CPJ slam Turkish court’s ruling on exiled journalist Dündar
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) slammed the ruling of a Turkish court today that sentenced exiled journalist...
Turkey jails 81 in investigation targeting religious group, summons former minister for questioning
Turkish courts have jailed 81 people pending trial in a financial crimes investigation involving members of Süleymanlılar religious community including its leader, Alihan Kuriş,...
Most people in Turkey censor themselves in phone calls and online, fearing surveillance and...
More than half of people in Turkey say they have faced legal action for expressing their views, according to a recent survey that points...
Refugees in fear as sentiment turns against them in Turkey: report
Attitudes about refugees fleeing the long conflict in Syria have gradually hardened in Turkey, where they used to be welcomed with open arms, sympathy...
Disabled Turkish prisoner allegedly beaten, denied medical care
Two Turkish rights groups have alleged that a disabled prisoner was beaten and denied adequate medical care during and after a visit to a...
Former Kurdish inmate dies of cancer months after release from prison
A Kurdish man who spent 30 years in prison died of colon cancer just months after his release, exemplifying what human rights advocates describe...
Lawyer arrested after accusing Erdoğan’s far-right allies of ex-Grey Wolves leader’s murder
A Turkish judge on Sunday ordered the arrest of Dilek Ekmekçi, a lawyer who accused far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leaders, allies of Turkish...
Writer who threatened to massacre neighbors in event of coup attempt was given police...
Writer Sevda Noyan, who sparked outrage after saying she had a list of anti-government and pro-coup neighbors that she would kill in the event...
Security personnel disrupt students’ attempts to put up Christmas decorations
University security at the prestigious Istanbul University on Monday clashed with students who were putting up Christmas decorations, Turkish media reported.
A video recording of...
Turkish court gives 4 aggravated life sentences to 34 suspects in alleged assassination attempt...
A court in the Aegean province of Muğla on Wednesday sentenced 34 suspects to 4 aggravated life sentences in the trial of soldiers charged...
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