Rector Bulu appointed dean of Boğaziçi University’s new communications faculty
Melih Bulu, a member of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) whose appointment as rector of Boğaziçi University by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Turkish police give incorrect information to women requesting help against abusive partners
Turkish police departments are giving incorrect and conflicting information to women who request assistance and protection against violent and abusive partners, Deutsche Welle (DW)...
Son of jailed former MP calls on top court to prioritize father’s petition
The son of Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a renowned human rights activist and former member of the Turkish Parliament who was expelled from the legislature...
Turkish journalist faces 18 years for covering press statement release
Ruşen Takva, a freelance journalist based in Turkey’s eastern province of Van, has been indicted by a prosecutor for attending the release of a...
Turkish authorities deny inmate battling cancer for 7 years release from prison
Adnan Yalçın, 60, who has been battling cancer for seven years, has been denied release from prison so he can seek proper treatment, the...
Top court upholds sentences given to media executive, police chiefs on terror charges
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld prison sentences handed down to Samanyolu Broadcasting Group General Manager Hidayet Karaca and former police chiefs on...
Refugee family’s newborn stranded in hospital until family pays bill
A hospital in İstanbul has refused to discharge the newborn baby of a refugee family for the past four months because the family has...
Turkish authorities deny 81-year-old man release from prison despite health problems
Turkish authorities have denied an elderly man release from prison despite his age and multiple health problems, the Mezopotamya news agency reported.
Sıddık Güler, 81,...
Turkey ranks 153rd in RSF’s 2021 World Press Freedom Index
Turkey is ranked 153rd among 180 countries in the 2021 World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on April 17.
RSF said the...
Turkish court says former public servant should be issued passport in landmark decision
An administrative court in central Turkey's Konya province has ruled that a former public servant summarily removed from his job by an executive decree...
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