Acts of torture, enforced disappearances in Turkey could amount to crimes against humanity, tribunal...
The judges of the Turkey Tribunal, a civil society-led, symbolic international tribunal, on Friday announced their verdict on recent human rights violations in Turkey,...
Turkey’s Erdoğan lambastes Council of State over student oath decision he dislikes
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan lambasted the Council of State, which recently issued a decision reinstating the daily recitation of a student oath in...
Dozens of opposition party members detained in Turkey
Turkish police detained at least 40 people Friday in the opposition stronghold of İstanbul, including the mayor of the central district of Beyoğlu and...
Turkish gov’t facilitates organized crime, fights political opponents: report
The Turkish government’s role in the country’s escalating organized crime activities is scrutinized in the recently published Global Organized Crime Index 2023 released by...
EU approves additional 149 mln euro fund for Syrian refugees in Turkey
The European Council has approved €149.6 million in additional funding from the EU budget to support Syrian refugees in Turkey.
“The purpose of the budget...
German officials deny Turkish journalist Adil Yiğit will be deported
Turkish journalist Adil Yiğit, who reportedly faced deportation from Germany for protesting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during his visit to Berlin last month,...
Turkish court upholds broadcast ban on pro-opposition TELE1
The Ankara 23rd Administrative Court has rejected a motion filed by TELE 1, a pro-opposition TV station, seeking to suspend the execution of a...
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog imposes program ban, fine on pro-opposition Halk TV
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey’s government regulator for broadcasting, has imposed a five-time program ban as well as an upper limit...
Reactions mount against Turkish authorities over jailing of end-stage cancer patient
Turkish authorities last week arrested critically ill Ayşe Özdoğan, who suffers from a rare form of cancer, and sent her to prison on a...
393 women in Turkey murdered in domestic violence since January 2017
Three hundred ninety-three women in Turkey were killed in incidents of domestic violence over the last 19 months, according to the Interior Ministry.
Opposition deputy...
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