Former police officer dies of brain hemorrhage suffered in detention
Mehmet Harun Yılmaz, 39, a former deputy police chief who suffered a brain hemorrhage two years ago while in police custody, died yesterday after...
Dismissed teacher reinstated 2 years after her death from cancer
Emine Yürükçü, a teacher who was fired from her job by a government decree without due process, has been reinstated two years after her...
AKP, MHP reject motion to investigate Erdoğan’s ‘parallel army’ SADAT
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), have rejected a parliamentary motion to investigate the controversial...
Jailed journalist Baransu faces 45 years in prison for revealing state secrets
A Turkish prosecutor has demanded a prison sentence of up to 45 years for a jailed journalist on various accusations concerning the revelation of...
Top prosecutor signals new indictment seeking ban of pro-Kurdish HDP
Bekir Şahin, chief prosecutor for the Supreme Court of Appeals, has signaled the drafting of a new indictment seeking to shut down the pro-Kurdish...
Kyrgyz protestors demand authorities locate missing educator
Hundreds of people have been protesting since Tuesday in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, demanding that authorities find the president of a prestigious school...
14 journalists appeared in court in May, 2 convicted: report
A report by opposition lawmaker Utku Çakırözer has revealed that 14 members of the press appeared in court and two were sentenced to prison...
Turkey reopens investigation into murder of Cypriot journalist 25 years later
Turkish prosecutors have reopened an investigation into the murder of Turkish Cypriot journalist Kutlu Adalı in 1996 based on the recent revelations of a...
Erdoğan using COVID-19 as pretext to ban nightlife, say musicians and actors
Musicians and actors say the ongoing ban on nightclubs, bars and music halls in Turkey, despite allowing similar entertainment venues to operate, suggests that...
Former Turkish minister is planning attack on Alevi house of worship, mob boss claims
A Turkish crime boss who has been making scandalous allegations about the relationship between state actors and the mafia has claimed that former Turkish...
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Turkey's political opposition faced intensifying pressure in 2025, with the judiciary emerging as the primary instrument for targeting dissenting voices. The most far-reaching measures...
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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.
Throughout the year human rights organizations...
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Women’s rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
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