HRW on Kurdish villagers thrown from helicopter: Authorities may already be engaged in a...
In a statement on the case of two Kurdish villagers allegedly thrown from a military helicopter in Turkey’s eastern province of Van, Human Rights...
Pro-Kurdish co-mayor detained after colleague announces resignation: report
The chief public prosecutor’s office of the eastern city of Kars has ordered the detention of 19 politicians from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party...
Turkish gov’t agency unlawfully ordered asset seizure of President Erdoğan’s critics: report
Turkey’s Land Registry and Cadastre Directorate General bypassed the judiciary to seize the assets of critics of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a circular communiqué obtained...
Swedish authorities must conduct a thorough investigation into attack on Turkish journalist Abdullah Bozkurt:...
Swedish authorities must conduct a swift and thorough investigation into the attack on Turkish journalist Abdullah Bozkurt and hold those responsible to account, the...
Kurdish villager thrown from military helicopter succumbs to his injuries
A Kurdish villager who was allegedly thrown from a military helicopter in Turkey’s eastern province of Van succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday after...
Freedom of expression is nonexistent in Turkey: German Foreign Ministry
Freedom of expression is nonexistent in Turkey, said a report published by the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deutsche Welle (DW) Turkish reported on...
Diary of deceased journalist tells of his ordeal as a cancer patient in prison
The journal of deceased journalist Mevlüt Öztaş, who succumbed to cancer after his belated release from prison, details his ordeal in prison as a...
Turkey provoking nationalists against Armenian residents amid Azerbaijani-Armenian clashes, deputy says: report
The green light given by Turkish authorities for Turkish nationalists to hold demonstrations in front of the Armenian Patriarchate in Istanbul is a provocation,...
Attack on exiled Turkish journalist should be thoroughly investigated: International Federation of Journalists
An attack against exiled Turkish journalist Abdullah Bozkurt should be thoroughly investigated, the International Federation of Journalists said in a statement yesterday.
Bozkurt, who is...
Activists face prison for ‘insulting’ Turkish President Erdoğan on social media
Three activists, part of an online group called “Anonymous Movement” (İsimsizler Hareketi) that produces content critical of the Turkish government on their Twitter account,...
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