HR activists in Turkey demand perpetrators of Roboski massacre to be brought to justice
Turkey's Human Rights Association (İHD) has released press statements in İstanbul and Ankara on the Roboski massacre that left 34 people dead in 2011 as a...
BengüTürk TV editor says fired for resisting against Yes campaign ahead of prez referendum
Former BengüTürk TV Editor-in-Chief Murat Ide said on Thursday that he was fired for resisting against saying “Yes” in the upcoming presidential referendum that is...
Turkey builds 47 new prisons during state of emergency; 11 more to open
Turkish government has opened 47 new prisons in last 14 months since the state of emergency (OHAL) declared in the aftermath of a controversial...
ECtHR requests Turkey’s defense in case of prosecutors jailed due to MİT trucks probe
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has requested a statement from Turkey regarding the case of four prosecutors who were given lengthy jail...
12 detained for raising funds to help families of jailed Gülen sympathizers
Twelve businessmen have been detained in Kayseri province for raising humanitarian relief for families of people jailed in an ongoing crackdown on the Gülen...
Helsinki Commission chair disappointed by Turkish court decision on jailed NASA scientist
Helsinki Commission Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker, a Republican from Mississippi, has expressed his disappointment over a recent decision by a Turkish court to reduce...
Turkish prosecutor claims 9-year-old girl ‘failed to react’ to abuse
A prosecutor in the Mediterranean province of Antalya has demanded the acquittal of a suspect in a sexual abuse case involving a 9-year-old girl,...
22 academics jailed, 23 professors, public servants detained over ByLock use
As 22 academics and administrative staff members from İstanbul Technical University (İTÜ were arrested, 23 professors and public servants were detained in Turkey as...
Mother asks Turkish authorities for help in finding abducted son Okumuş
Upon Turkish authorities’ reluctance to start an investigation into the abduction of Murat Okumus, a 40-year-old accountant who was a manager at the government-closed...
Turkish Parliament extends state of emergency for 7th time
Turkey’s state of emergency was extended on Wednesday by three months for the seventh time as the Turkish Parliament passed a bill presented by...
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