Turkey is de facto dictatorship, says German think tank Bertelsmann Stiftung

The German Bertelsmann Stiftung foundation stated in a recent publication that Turkey can no longer be classified as a democracy and described it as...
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Turkey’s RTÜK fines broadcasters critical of gov’t $1.6 million in year and a half

Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) over the last year and a half has imposed TL 11 million ($ 1.6 million) in fines...

MP brings case of young Kurdish woman murdered in Afrin to Turkish Parliament

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on June 7 that a young Kurdish woman was found dead in Al-Fayraziyah village near the...

CoE’s head Jagland to visit Turkey over rule of law, human rights

The head of the human rights watchdog Council of Europe, Thorbjorn Jagland, is going to visit Turkish capital Ankara on Feb. 15 on a...

Turkey hands down life sentences to 121 more defendants in coup trials: report

An Ankara court on Friday handed down life sentences to 121 defendants in connection with the attempted overthrow of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

Turkey suspends 26 judges and prosecutors over alleged Gülen links

Turkey’s Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has decided to suspend 26 judges and prosecutors, citing links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the T24...

I was tortured at Turkish border post, migrant worker claims

Khales Arsan, a migrant laborer from Afghanistan who had crossed into Turkey from the Iranian city of Maku and who had not been heard...

Turkish women raise their voices against possible withdrawal from Istanbul Convention

Amid the fear of Turkey’s possible withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, a Council of Europe treaty designed to prevent violence and domestic abuse against...
Ferhan Demir

Teacher imprisoned on trumped-up terrorism charges fights illness and inefficient court system

Ferhan Demir, a physics teacher arrested on terrorism-related charges, is fighting serious problems with his gallbladder and kidney and an inefficient court system, which...

Turkish government detains 6 more lawyers in İzmir province

Turkish government's crackdown targeting defence rights of those under investigation or trial got a new blow with the detention of 6 lawyers in İzmir...
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