X blocked access to 126 accounts in Turkey: rights watchdog

Social media platform X blocked access to 126 accounts following the February 5 ruling of an Ankara judge that cited the need for “protection...

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)...

Report: Germany selling arms to Turkey despite Afrin offensive

Germany continues to authorize the export of weapon to Turkey despite criticizing the country's military offensive in the Syrian enclave of Afrin, German public...

Government agency reveals millions of women have been victims of violence in Turkey in...

A violence prevention and monitoring center in Turkey has reported staggering numbers of gender-based violence cases in the last decade, the Birgün daily reported.  Violence prevention...

Greece clears long-used Kurdish shelter slated for demolition

Greek police on Wednesday said they had a cleared a condemned building near Athens where Kurdish refugees had lived for decades, a move criticized...

UN body asks Turkey to compensate businessman arrested, tortured in post-coup crackdown

The United Nations’ Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD), which works under UN Human Rights Council, has called on Turkish government to compensate a...

Turkish court blocks access to 17 tweets on gendarmerie commander’s alleged criminal ties

An Ankara court has blocked access to 17 tweets in which Turkish Gendarmerie General Commander Arif Çetin was criticized for meeting with individuals associated...

Lawyers: Associating the assassin of Russian envoy with Fethullah Gülen a big slander

The lawyers of US-based Turkish Muslim scholar Fethullah Gülen have stated on Tuesday that the claim of their client knows police officer Mevlüt Mert...

ECtHR fast-tracks jailed İstanbul mayor’s case, lawyer says

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has decided to examine the application of İstanbul mayor and main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) presidential...

Recent study reveals many children in Turkey suffer from malnutrition 

A recent study presented at the Turkish Pediatrics Congress last week revealed that one in every five children under the age of five in Turkey suffers from malnutrition, the Diken news website reported.  According...

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