Turkish-German journalist briefly detained during family visit to Turkey
Tuncay Özdamar, an editor for German public broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln (WDR), was briefly detained in September in Ankara, where he had travelled to...
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...
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...
Prosecutor demands imprisonment for activists taking part in women’s rights march
A Turkish prosecutor has demanded prison sentences of up to one year for 35 people who were detained in 2020 for participating in a...
Turkish expat from Germany detained in Turkey on insult charges
A Turkish expatriate living in Germany who travelled to his hometown of Afyonkarahisar in Turkey for a vacation has been detained in the province...
33 housewives detained in Kayseri over alleged ByLock use
Thirty-three housewives have been detained over alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding a July 15 coup attempt, the...
Georgian Prosecutor applies to court for deportation of jailed Turkish educator Çabuk to Turkey
The Chief Prosecutor Office of Georgia has reportedly applied to Tbilisi Provincial Court for deportation of Mustafa Emre Çabuk, who was detained last year...
Turkish parliament rejects bill proposing mother tongue instruction in Kurdish
The Turkish parliament on Wednesday dismissed a bill proposing that education be allowed in the Kurdish language, citing conflicts with the constitutional provision of...
515 journalists prosecuted in Turkey in past 6 months: report
A total of 515 journalists faced prosecution in Turkey in the first six months of 2024, with 36 of them receiving prison sentences or...
Abducted teacher says he does not have access to proper healthcare in prison
Zabit Kişi, a former teacher who was abducted from Kazakhstan by Turkish intelligence agency MİT, said in a letter to Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP)...
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