Erdoğan eyes sweeping authority over army dismissals, promotions in proposed law
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is seeking sweeping new powers over the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) through legislation that would grant him unilateral authority...
COMMENTARY – Al-Qaeda and ISIL outfits operate in Turkey under charity cover
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Two front aid groups that operate in Turkey’s southeastern border provinces near Syria, led by known militants of al-Qaeda and the Islamic...
Ailing 84-year-old imprisoned after appeals court upholds politically motivated conviction
Nusret Muğla, 84, who suffers from multiple health problems, was arrested on Wednesday after the Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a previous conviction that...
211 people killed, 248 maltreated, tortured in Turkey in July: report
Cases of human rights violations in Turkey in July included 211 deaths and 248 incidents of torture and maltreatment, with 67 of them taking...
305 minors appeared in court on Erdoğan insult charges in 2021: opposition deputy
A total of 9,168 criminal cases were opened against people in Turkey on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan last year, with 305...
At least 122 people killed in traffic accidents across Turkey during Eid al-Adha holiday
At least 122 people were killed in traffic accidents across Turkey during the extended 10-day long public holiday on the occasion of Aid al-Adha,...
Kurdish politician ousted from parliament sentenced to 22 years in prison: report
A high criminal court in southeastern Turkey has handed down a jail sentence of 22 years, three months on terrorism charges to Leyla Güven,...
Turkish women’s rights activist to receive Germany’s Anne Klein Women’s Award 2021
Canan Arın, 78, a Turkish lawyer and women’s rights activist, has been announced as the recipient of Germany’s Anne Klein Women’s Award 2021, according...
Former AKP deputy targets main opposition leader and his Alevi heritage
Hüseyin Besli, a former deputy from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), targeted Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and his Alevi...
Germany warns citizens vacationing in Turkey of arbitrary arrests
The German foreign ministry has updated a travel warning for citizens currently holidaying or planning to vacation in Turkey, saying they could be arbitrarily...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...