Former air force cadet serving life sentence imposed in 2016 coup case calls for...
Şüheda Sena Öğütalan, one of three female former air force cadets serving life sentences handed down in a trial concerning a 2016 coup attempt...
YouTube blocks channel of Turkish journalist living in exile after complaint from Ankara
YouTube has blocked the channel of dissident journalist and author Ahmet Nesin after a complaint reportedly filed by the Turkish authorities, highlighting Ankara’s ongoing...
Turkey appeals European rights court ruling ordering Demirtaş’s release
Turkey has appealed a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruling that called for the immediate release of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, requesting...
7 opposition mayors switch to Erdoğan’s ruling party amid pressure campaign
Seven mayors from four different opposition parties joined President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Wednesday, the latest in a...
3 Turkish MPs on board Gaza flotilla boat seized by Israeli forces; no contact...
Israeli forces intercepted a flotilla of aid boats headed for Gaza on Wednesday, seizing a vessel carrying Turkish lawmakers, journalists and activists and sparking...
Turkish authorities detain physicians over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities detained five doctors on Friday in raids across three provinces over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run Anadolu news...
One in eight women in Turkey have faced physical violence in their lifetime: report
One in eight women in Turkey have experienced physical violence at some point in their lives, according to a nationwide, government-backed study on violence...
CPJ urges probe after Turkish journalist beaten in suspected retaliation over corruption reporting
A Turkish journalist was assaulted in suspected retaliation for his reporting on alleged local corruption, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday, urging authorities...
Defendant in trial of ex-Grey Wolves leader’s murder gunned down in İstanbul, 13 detained
A lawyer who was a defendant in the trial over the 2022 killing of former Grey Wolves leader Sinan Ateş was shot dead in...
Erdoğan’s far-right ally says parliamentary commission should hold face-to-face talks with jailed PKK leader
Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and an ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said on Tuesday that members of...
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Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions.
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