340 detained across Turkey for protesting overturning of Kurdish mayor’s election victory
Turkish police have detained 340 people over protests that erupted across Turkey in response to a local electoral authority’s decision to annul the victory...
Turkish lawyer claims name confusion resulted in client’s prison sentence for Gülen links
A Turkish court sentenced a person identified only by the initials A.G. to seven years in prison for allegedly using the ByLock smart phone...
Police detain head of bar association for questioning why he was asked to show...
Ekrem Dönmez, head of the Hatay Bar Association, was briefly detained by the police while dining with his family at a restaurant on Wednesday...
Press freedom in Turkey deteriorated further in 2025 amid systematic pressure: report
Press freedom in Turkey continued to deteriorate in 2025 amid judicial harassment, censorship, violence and economic pressure, according to a report by leading international...
Gendarmes beat, detain 16 during strike by union members
A strike at a food production factory in the Kemalpaşa district of Izmir on Tuesday escalated into gendarmes beating and detaining three union executives...
ECtHR Grand Chamber to examine case concerning Gülen movement trial in Turkey
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will examine the case of former teacher Yüksel Yalçınkaya, who was first dismissed...
Turkish police raid wrong house, beat occupant and threaten him
In a case of mistaken identity, police officers raided the house of Süleyman Arıkan in the southeastern city of Diyarbakır and severely beat him,...
CPJ urges Turkey not to contest appeals of veteran journalists Altan, Ilıcak
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Turkish authorities to stop opposing the appeals of veteran journalists Ahmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak following their...
Families of victims vow to continue fight after court convicts 9 over Çorlu train...
A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced nine railroad officials to varying prison terms in connection with a 2018 train derailment that killed 25 people...
Turkish women’s organizations say authorities turn blind eye to sexual harassment from local men...
Following accusations that migrant men are sexually harassing Turkish women, women's organizations said authorities were quick to blame migrants but turned a blind eye...
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