Man claims he was beaten for hours at Istanbul police station
A man who was detained in Istanbul claimed he was tied to a chair and beaten for two hours by the police, the Duvar...
Economy writer Ugur Gürses leaves Turkey’s Hürriyet daily after takeover
Uğur Gürses, an award-winning Turkish columnist, has left the Hürriyet daily following the publication’s takeover by a business group with close ties to Turkish...
Family finds remains of 2.5-year-old quake victim buried in another city
A two-and-half-year-old child, initially believed to be missing after two powerful earthquakes hit Turkey last year, was discovered to have been mistakenly buried by...
Turkish prison guards force journalist Acar to undergo barber’s shears
Guards forced journalist Cihan Acar, who has been behind bars in Silivri Prison since July 29, 2016, to get a haircut against his will,...
Press groups call on Turkey’s top court to annul controversial media law article
Press organizations in Turkey have called on the country’s Constitutional Court to annul a controversial article of a media law which they say is...
Opposition party calls on Turkish gov’t to allow May Day demonstrations in Taksim Square
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has called on the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government to allow May Day demonstrations in İstanbul’s...
Former İzmir mayor, provincial CHP chair among 65 to stand trial in fraud case
A Turkish court has accepted an indictment seeking prison sentences ranging from three to 45 years for 65 defendants, including former İzmir Metropolitan Mayor...
Turkey’s rights foundation details widespread violations against activists in 2020
Infographics released on the website of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) have revealed widespread rights violations suffered by human rights activists in...
Turkey seeks to detain dozens more Kurdish politicians in Kobani case
Forty-six suspects, including former mayors from the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP), were detained in morning raids across the country as part of a...
Turkish prosecutors investigate X account sharing İmamoğlu’s statements
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a social media account that shares statements from jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main opposition Republican...
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