11 detained over Nevruz celebration in southern Turkey
Eleven people were detained on Friday as a result of an investigation into a celebration in Turkey’s southern province of Mersin in March to...
Investigation launched into 61 people following attacks on Syrians, their properties in Ankara
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into 61 people following attacks last week on Syrian refugees, their houses, workplaces and...
Turkey’s third list of candidates to replace Judge Karakaş on ECtHR rejected
The third list of candidates to replace European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) judge from Turkey Işıl Karakaş submitted to the Parliamentary Assembly of...
Turkey’s main opposition leader slams EU, int’l community for silence on Erdoğan’s crackdown
Özgür Özel, Turkey’s main opposition leader, has sharply criticized the European Union and the international community for remaining silent in the face of what...
UN Human Rights Council receives complaint over Turkish airstrikes on hospital in Iraq: report
The UN Human Rights Council has received a formal complaint regarding Turkish airstrikes in Iraq, allegedly targeting a civilian hospital and resulting in the...
We won’t leave political arena even if HDP is closed down, senior pro-Kurdish party...
Saruhan Oluç, deputy chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party's (HDP) parliamentary group, on Thursday said they wouldn’t leave the political arena even if...
Social media post condemning anti-Erdoğan Belgian-Turkish candidate sparks debate
As local Belgian elections approach, the post of a Facebook page titled “AK Parti Belçika” (Justice and Development Party Belgium) calling on Turks...
Turkish rights group demands overhaul of medical parole laws for seriously ill prisoners
A leading Turkish human rights group is demanding urgent reforms to the country’s medical parole laws to allow the release of hundreds of seriously...
375 incidents of police mistreatment took place in Turkey in June
A total of 357 people were allegedly mistreated by Turkish police in June, according to a report made public on X, formerly known as...
Plight of former judge who died seeking asylum in Germany reveals extent of Turkey’s...
Gülsüm Coşar, 31, a former judge who was summarily dismissed from her job by a government decree in the aftermath of a 2016 coup...
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