HRW to Turkey: Investigate abductions, disappearances in Ankara
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called on Turkish Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül in a letter to investigate the abductions and disappearances, which may have been...
Turkey’s spat with the Netherlands over ministers’ barred political speeches gets nasty
After Turkish Minister of Family and Social Policy Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya was deported from the Netherlands on Saturday night after she wanted to...
27-years-old mother with 11-months-old son found in Ankara’s Sincan prison
Yağmur Balcı, a 27-years-old mother, who disappeared together with his 11-months-old son in Trabzon Bahçecik Prison, has been found in Sincan Prison in Ankara...
Turkish gov’t jails 8 more people over their social media posts in Elazığ
Pro-Kurdish media outlets have reported that 8 out of 12 people who were detained by Turkish security forces on August 18, 2017 in Karakoçan...
Turkish delegation attempts to censor speech at MEF-NATO PA event
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Turkish members of the delegation have attempted to interrupt a speech by Emre Çelik due to his dissident remarks during a conference organized by...
Teacher who said ‘Don’t let children die’ will give birth in Turkish prison
A one year, three month prison sentence handed down to Turkish teacher Ayşe Çelik, who called for an end to clashes between Kurdish militants...
Turkish Education Ministry’s removal of co-education clause from regulations stirs debate
The removal of a co-education clause from the Education Ministry's regulations by the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has stirred a...
Following ‘Erdogan in the classroom’ discussion, Turkish-German row focuses on Turkish teachers
Following "Erdoğan in the classroom" discussion in the country, Turkish-German row has now more focused on the teachers sent by Turkish government to Germany...
IHH files complaint against AKP ‘hitman’ over controversial remarks about Mavi Marmara
The Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (İHH), which organized the Mavi Marmara flotilla to Gaza in 2010, has filed a...
Report: 226 women killed by men across Turkey in first half of 2017
A report released by the Umut Foundation has revealed that 226 women were killed by men in the first six months of 2017 across Turkey.
Drawing...
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The May 2023 re-election of...