34 detained during protests to mark 44th anniversary of Deniz Gezmiş’s execution
At least 34 people have been detained during demonstrations to mark 44th anniversary of Deniz Gezmiş and his friends’ execution by the government on...
Turkish gov’t prosecutes 263 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 320 social media accounts and taken legal action against 263 users over the last week (Oct.1-Oct.8) on accusations of...
Minister on harassed student: I won’t allow pressure on police over a woman with...
Turkish Minister of Interior Affairs Süleyman Soylu said on Wednesday that he would not let the police be pressured over a university student whose...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 72 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Ankara and Tokat chief public prosecutor’s offices on Friday have issued detention warrants for 72 people including 20 military officers over their alleged...
Erdoğan unveils human rights action plan, leading to skepticism
At a time when Turkey is the subject of harsh criticism due to gross human rights violations in the country, Turkish President Recep Tayyip...
Scale of environmental disaster in Giresun continues to cause concern
Leakage from a flotation pool used for storing poisonous waste at a mining facility in Giresun continues to worry environmentalists, voicing their concerns on...
Twitter users call on Turkish authorities to release former MP Gergerlioğlu
Turkish Twitter users conducted a hashtag campaign on Monday calling on authorities to release Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a former lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’...
Two British citizens arrested in Turkey over their social media posts
Two British citizens who were detained by Turkish police at Dalaman Airport in the tourist resort of Muğla on Thursday due to their social...
Alevi houses marked with red paint sparks fear among residents
A number of Alevi residences were marked with red paint in Turkey's northwestern Yalova province, bringing back memories of violence against the community in...
Turkey in ‘serious breach’ of ECHR, rule of law by not releasing Kavala: Council...
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has declared Turkey in “serious breach” of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and rule of...
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