Turkish government continued its assault on human rights during pandemic: Human Rights Watch
Human rights violations continued in Turkey in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the government consolidated its authoritarian rule by passing rushed legislation that...
Local journalist gets prison sentence for ‘insulting’ his attacker
A local journalist in eastern Turkey who was attacked by two people connected to the mayor of a Justice and Development Party (AKP)-run municipality...
Turkish top court paves the way for destruction of ancient town of Hasankeyf
The 12,000-year-old Hasankeyf settlement in Turkey’s southeast is on the verge of complete destruction, after a Constitutional Court ruling gave the final go-ahead for...
Pakistan’s Sindh High Court stops Turkish teachers deportation from country till October 10
The Sindh High Court (SHC) restrained on Tuesday the federal authorities concerned from deporting former employees of the Pak-Turk International Schools in the province...
PM Yıldırım admits did not know identity of putschists when he blamed Gülen movement
A year after a failed coup on July 15, 2016, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said he did not know who had attempted to...
US religious freedom commission condemns Turkish operations in N. Iraq
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has condemned the air and ground operations of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) near civilian areas...
Actor sentenced to 11 months in prison for sharing Erdoğan cartoon
Orhan Aydın, a famous Turkish actor and columnist at Sol newspaper, was given suspended prison sentence of 11 months and 20 days for a...
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...
Turkish gov’t keeps woman with heavy Alzheimer’s in jail for 15 months over witness’...
Turkish government has jailed Fatma Bektaş, who has many illnesses such as heavy Alzheimer's, cardiac and herniated disc, pending trial for 15 months. Bektaş,...
7-year-old Felek Batur killed by armoured vehicle in Turkey’s Siirt province
Seven-year-old Felek Batur, who was hit by an armored vehicle used by Turkish security forces on patrol in Turkey’s southeastern province of Siirt, has...
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