Turkish police raid critical online news outlet Sendika62.org
Turkish police raided the offices of Sendika62.org, a left-leaning online news outlet critical of the Turkish government, at 2:15 a.m. on Thursday, with prosecutors...
Int’l body must inspect Turkey’s alleged use of chemical weapons against PKK: jailed Kurdish...
Allegations that the Turkish military used chemical weapons against militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) during its operations in northern Iraq must...
Civil society organizations call on European Union to end containment at external borders
On the fifth anniversary of the EU-Turkey migration deal, eight European civil society organizations (CSOs) have called in a joint letter for an end...
60-year-old Turkish woman commits suicide as husband under arrest for 10 months
A 60-year-old woman, identified with initials H.G., hanged herself in her house in Söke district of Aydın province, according to local media on Sunday....
CoE calls on Turkey to take further steps on violence against women
The Council of Europe (CoE) on Monday called on Turkey to take further action to comply fully with the Istanbul Convention’s provisions on violence...
Turkish authorities censor articles in TDV’s Islam Encyclopedia over alleged influence of Gülen movement
The Islam Encyclopedia of the Religious Affairs Foundation (TDV), which is affiliated with Turkey's controversial Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), arguably one of the...
95 Turkish journalists appeared before a judge in March: report
As Turkey continues to be among the top jailers of journalists in the world, a total of 95 journalists appeared in court in March,...
Journalist reporting on police brutality says authorities targeted her family because of her work
Hamdiye Çiftçi, a freelance journalist who was jailed for publishing a story about police brutality in Hakkari province, said her family was facing the...
Turkish court acquits 2 human rights activists who recognized Armenian genocide
Two human rights activists from a leading rights organization in Turkey have been acquitted of insult charges against the Turkish nation and government due...
Turkish state broadcaster reporter faces backlash for social media post endorsing assassinating political opponents
A reporter for Turkey’s state broadcaster has been facing public backlash after he posted a comment on social media seemingly endorsing the government-led assassination...
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