10 briefly detained for protesting alleged election fraud
Ten people who were detained while protesting alleged fraud in the announcement of the results of the parliamentary and presidential elections held on May...
Photos show signs of torture on Turkish-Kyrgyz educator abducted by MİT, wife says
Reyhan İnandı, the wife of a Turkish-Kyrgyz educator whose rendition from Kyrgyzstan by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) was acknowledged by Turkish President Recep...
Turkey’s ‘Saturday Mothers’ meet for 702nd week despite police threats
Turkey's Saturday Mothers, whose gatherings in İstanbul's Galatasaray Square have been banned by Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, met in front of the Human Rights...
European lawyers association condemns reported abuse of women legal professionals in Turkey
The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) on Tuesday condemned reported acts of violence, harassment and online targeting of women lawyers...
Sensing Erdoğan victory, Turkish youth ponder life abroad
Hasibe Kayaroğlu hoped Turkey’s presidential election would usher in changes. Instead, days before a runoff Sunday that increasingly looks like a coronation for conservative...
Turkish Cypriots critical of Ankara face entry bans to Turkey
Turkish authorities are barring writers and politicians from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC), a breakaway state recognized only by Turkey, who criticize...
Turkish gov’t detains man trying to flee persecution in Turkey to Greece
Turkish border guards detained a man in Edirne province on Wednesday over his alleged membership in the Gülen movement as he was reportedly trying...
CoE delegation visits jailed İstanbul mayor, condemns his detention without trial
A delegation from the Council of Europe (CoE) visited İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in jail this week, marking the first international meeting with the...
Turkish social media users call on authorities to release woman jailed with her baby
Turkish Twitter users are calling on authorities to release Şadinaz Yaşa Yılmaz, the mother of a 10-month-old infant, the Bold Medya news website reported.
Yılmaz...
Turkish Parliament approves bill extending state of emergency powers for another year
A new bill extending state of emergency regulations for another year has been approved by the Turkish Parliament despite objections from opposition parties and...
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