Five children, 8 others detained by Turkish gendarmerie while on way to escape to...
At least 13 people were detained while they were allegedly on their way to flee Turkey’s post-coup crackdown to Greece, Turkey's state-run Anadolu news...
VP’s Perinçek reiterates they informed Turkish gov’t about coup attempt days before July 15,...
Doğu Perinçek, the chairman of the neo-nationalist Homeland Party (VP), has reiterated that his party officials informed Justice and Development Party (AKP) government under the...
Eighteen coup suspect generals released in Turkey over lack of evidence
At least 18 generals and admirals, whose names were at an alleged list of the military commanders who were allegedly appointed by putschist "the...
Turkish gov’t erases traces of Kurdish peace process from official website
The Turkish government under the rule of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has removed online material related to its Kurdish peace process policy between 2009 and...
German supreme court halts deportation of Turkish citizen due to torture in Turkey
Germany’s supreme court has halted the deportation of a Turkish citizen convicted of supporting an radical Islamist militant organisation on Tuesday, saying authorities should...
Survey: 79 pct of Turkish citizens support Turkey’s EU membership
A new public survey conducted by the Economic Development Foundation (İKV) has showed a rising trend in support for Turkey's membership to European Union...
Turkey’s main opposition leader: Government uses emergency rule to fight opposition
Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has slammed the intention to extend the state of emergency for the sixth time...
Turkey’s Interior Minister: Over 48,000 people jailed in 2017 over links to Gülen movement
A total of 48,305 people were arrested by courts across Turkey in 2017 over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, said Turkish Interior...
Turkish government’s new method of diplomatic retaliation: Changing street signs
Turkish government has used e new method of diplomatic retaliation to punish the states that it has tension in bilateral relations: Changing the street...
Erdoğan: Iran sanctions case in US part of a ‘new coup attempt’ against Turkey
The case opened by a New York court against Turkish banker Mehmet Hakan Atilla into breaching the US sanctions on Iran, is part of an...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2022 in Review
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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