EU’s Mogherini says worrisome Afrin situation to be discussed with EU, UN
Federica Mogherini, the EU high representative for foreign affairs, expressed concern on Monday about Turkish forces and Free Syrian Army (FSA) militants controlling the...
Turkish prosecutors launch Gülen probe over Galatasaray fans’ Rocky poster
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation on Tuesday after fans of Galatasaray football team unfurled a giant poster ahead of a derby on Sunday...
Erdoğanist spy imams reportedly quit their jobs in Germany before security checks
After a spying scandal involving Religious Affairs Turkish-Islamic Union (DİTİB), Erdoğanist Turkish imams working in mosques, schools and prisons in Germany have refused security...
Prisoners taken from jail by Turkish police, tortured at police station for days in...
Yet another striking case of widespread and systematic torture at prisons and detention centers was reported in Turkey which has been ruled under a nationwide state...
Diyanet imams spied on Gülen sympathizers in Romania
A report published by The Black Sea news website on Saturday revealed that imams from Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) spied on people sympathetic...
Turkish gov’t hypocrisy exposed in the case of arrested journalist
Turkish government issued an alert on a wanted terrorist for his links to deadly Iran-backed terror group called Tevhid Selam yet the same government...
Turkey’s ultranationalist group threatens to block LGBTI parade
The Alperen Ocakları, an offshoot of Turkish nationalist movement the Grey Wolves (Ülkü Ocakları), on Monday announced that they would not allow LGBTI members...
CHP deputy files complaint against AKP member who claimed new Turkish state founded
A Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy has filed a legal complaint against a member of the Central Decision and Administration Board (MKYK) of the...
Erdoğanist journalist: US soldiers, diplomats to be executed in case of 2nd coup attempt
The US soldiers and diplomats in Turkey and elsewhere will be executed by “revenge teams” in case of a second coup attempt in the...
PEW report: 72 percent of Turks see US as security threat
Seventy-two percent of Turkish citizens see the United States as a threat to Turkey’s national security, a recent report by the Washington-based Pew Research...
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Turkey's political opposition faced intensifying pressure in 2025, with the judiciary emerging as the primary instrument for targeting dissenting voices. The most far-reaching measures...
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Throughout the year human rights organizations...
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Women’s rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2024.
Throughout the year Turkey continued...