US expresses concern over rights abuses committed by Turkish-backed fighters in Syria: report
The US State Department has expressed concern over reports that Turkish-backed fighters have committed human rights abuses in northeast Syria, Turkish Minute reported, citing...
Confiscated Zaman daily headquarters now used as court building
The headquarters of Zaman newspaper, which was seized and later shut down by the Turkish government, was assigned to the İstanbul judicial complex to...
Turkish government fears criticism more than pandemic: Amnesty International
Amnesty International said, in a report released Thursday, the fact that prisoners of conscience have been left to languish in appalling conditions despite a...
A year into his disappearance, authorities keep quiet about the fate of Yusuf Bilge...
Turkish authorities are continuing to maintain their silence about the fate of Yusuf Bilge Tunç, who went missing in broad daylight on August 6,...
Turkish police adopt ISIS-like torture tactics, see women and girls as sex slaves: report
The terrible accounts of the torture of people in police custody at an unofficial detention site in Turkey, related by multiple victims in court...
COVID lockdown sees Turkish women bear brunt of unpaid work, UNDP survey finds: report
Turkish women did four times as much household and care work as men during lockdowns aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus, research...
Journalist investigated over report on woman’s rape by noncommissioned officer: report
An investigation has been opened into İdris Yayla, publisher of the Jiyan Haber newspaper, for "provoking the public to hatred and hostility or denigrating...
CHP deputy: COVID-19 statistics for prisons not announced for 48 days
The Ministry of Justice has not released COVID-19 statistics for prisons since June 17, despite numerous inquiries, Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Gamze Akkuş...
Turkish women raise their voices against possible withdrawal from Istanbul Convention
Amid the fear of Turkey’s possible withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, a Council of Europe treaty designed to prevent violence and domestic abuse against...
Turkish police detain 6 members of Grup Yorum music band: report
Turkish police on Wednesday detained six members of folk music band Grup Yorum as they were rehearsing for a concert in İstanbul’s Beykoz district,...
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