Turkey’s under fire pro-Kurdish party risks ban
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party is facing a political and legal onslaught that could see it banned and its MPs jailed as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
HRW urges Turkey not to expand coal power plant, citing risks to public health
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called on Turkey’s Environment Ministry not to approve plans to add two units to a coal power plant in...
Turkey’s Erdoğan accuses marchers for justice of supporting terrorism
Targeting the ‘March for Justice’ initiated by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday accused the...
Rights group says Ankara police using threats, deception to recruit informants: report
Police and intelligence officers in the Turkish capital of Ankara have used threats, deception and off-the-books interrogations since 2023 to pressure students, activists and...
COMMENTARY — Radical Islamists tapped to be judges and prosecutors in Turkey
By Abdullah Bozkurt
A key pro-government association rooted in religious fanaticism and a jihadist mindset has been serving as a springboard for staffing Turkey’s judiciary...
Prison administration refuses to accept dress sent for former HDP deputy Leyla Güven due...
A prison administration in Turkey’s Elazığ province refused to accept a dress sent for former opposition deputy Leyla Güven because it features the colors...
COMMENTARY — Turkey’s Erdoğan trades in influence at the Council of Europe
By Abdullah Bozkurt
It was certainly not surprising to see that Turkey, led by the corrupt government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was mentioned in...
Turkish gov’t detains 22 people over alleged exam fraud
The Turkish government on Wednesday detained 22 people across Turkey for alleged involvement in police exam fraud and their suspected links to the Gülen...
UN rights rapporteur to monitor trial of Turkish women’s rights advocate
A United Nations human rights expert said she will closely monitor the trial of Turkish physician and women’s rights defender Dr. Ayşe Uğurlu, urging...
Turkey orders detention of 19 people over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities on Wednesday ordered the detention of 19 individuals across eight provinces in an ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run...
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...