Turkish gov’t has detained a third of pro-Kurdish HDP members over last 3 years
The Turkish government led by autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has detained about a third of all pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) members since...
Turkey’s Islamist Erdoğan salutes crowd with nationalist grey wolf sign
Autocratic Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday used a nationalist hand sign during a speech at a party meeting in Mersin province, Hürriyet...
Fear grows among civilians as Turkish troops, FSA approach to within 2 miles of...
Concerns are rising over the safety of civilians in Afrin’s main city as Turkish forces and Free Syrian Army (FSA) militia close in, United Arab...
18,500 suspects convicted of sex offences in Turkey
A total of 18,492 people are currently in jail in Turkey after being convicted of sex offences, Turkish Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül has said,...
Detention warrants issued for 300 teachers in a month in Turkey’s capital of Ankara
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued detention warrants in the past month for 300 teachers who worked in schools owned by people...
Turkish prosecutors revise charge against journalist Soncan over his ‘Gülen movement is not a...
Turkish prosecutors have filed a new case against jailed journalist Emre Soncan (36) based on his statement that "the Gülen movement is not a...
Turkish court rules to release Cumhuriyet journalists Şık and Sabuncu
A Turkish court on Friday evening decided to release Cumhuriyet daily Editor-in-Chief Murat Sabuncu and journalist Ahmet Şık while ruling for a continuation of...
Interpol shelves Turkish government’s arrest requests over baseless terrorism charges
The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has put on hold almost 50 requests from the Turkish government to arrest people wanted by Ankara on...
EP member Sommer: High time for EU to act over shocking developments in Turkey
Dr. Renate Sommer, a member of the European Parliament (MEP), has called on the European Union to put more pressure on Turkey's autocratic regime...
Turkish Court of Appeals reverses ruling on journalist Dündar in MİT trucks case, requests...
Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals on Friday reversed an earlier ruling by a high criminal court in İstanbul for journalist Can Dündar, convicted of...
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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Turkey’s Transnational Repression: Abuse of asset freezing mechanisms under the pretext of prevention of...
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Human rights in Turkey: 2021 in review
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