Turkey’s Erdoğan: We don’t need European Union

Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said on Friday that Turkey "does not need the European Union," amid a number of disagreements between...

Turkey’s Erdoğan requests immediate extradition of 13 people from Kyrgyzstan over Gülen links

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reportedly handed a list of 130 people who are allegedly members of the Gülen movement to the Bishkek government...

Increasing individual armament in Turkey leads to 1,575 deaths in 2017

At least 1,575 people have lost their lives in 2,525 firearm incidents this year until September 22, 2017 according to a report released by...

Two members of Turkish folk music band seek asylum in France

Two members of Turkey’s famous left-wing protest music group, Grup Yorum, are now seeking asylum in France, according to a report by Euronews on Saturday....

Report: Unborn children in Turkey treated unlawfully under Erdoğan’s rule

The imprisonment of pregnant women who were arrested by Turkish courts as part of the Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members...

Turkey drops to 118th place in 2025 global rule of law index

Turkey was ranked 118th among 143 countries in the 2025 “WJP Rule of Law Index” published by the World Justice Project on Wednesday, dropping one place...

Arrest warrant issued for opposition MP Güzel

An arrest warrant has been issued by an Ankara court for pro-Kurdish opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Semra Güzel following the refusal by...

İHD Co-Chair Keskin: UN’s WHO should investigate Turkish prisons

The Human Rights Association (IHD) Co-chair Eren Keskin has called the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate Turkish prisons to assess the situation...

Turkey seizes all assets of İpek Family

A Turkish court on Tuesday has ordered the seizure of all assets of Turkish businessman Akın İpek, his mother, Melek İpek and other members...

Imprisoned journalist Ener’s book on human rights violations prohibited in Turkish prisons

After the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party's (HDP) jailed co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş's recently published book "Seher -- Dawn", Yeni Asya daily's jailed editor Naciye Nur...
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