Turkish authorities change 400-year-old mosque’s name from ‘Kürtler’ to ‘Türkler’
Turkish authorities have changed the name of a 400-year-old mosque in Turkey's Kilis province from "Kürtler Camii" (the Mosque of Kurds) to "Türkler Camii"...
Turkey’s prison population increased by 14 pct to 265,000 in 2018: TurkStat
The number of inmates in Turkey’s prisons who were either in pre-trial detention or convicted of a crime was 265,000 in 2018, a 14...
8 Turkish lawyers demanding a fair trial continue hunger strike in prison
Eight lawyers, who were all members of the now-closed Progressive Lawyers’ Association (ÇHD), are on a hunger strike in prison, demanding a fair trial,...
Turkish intelligence allowed to ‘question’ prisoners under newly passed bill
A bill passed on Tuesday by the Turkish parliament allows intelligence officers to temporarily take inmates out of prison facilities for “questioning” on terrorism-related...
Journalist Can Ataklı to stand trial over negative comments on TV
Turkish journalist Can Ataklı has been indicted for comments critical of a dress code that allowed a public school teacher appear wearing a headscarf...
Another İstanbul church attacked amid growing hostility toward Christians: report
Another church has been attacked amid growing hostility towards Christians in Turkey, which includes arrests, mysterious disappearances, unresolved murders and a history of rights...
Torturers have destroyed my family, says father who lost wife, son in Aegean Sea
Hasan Aksoy, a literature teacher who was purged from his job, lost his wife and 3-year-old son in the Aegean Sea after the boat...
Turkish lawyers launch ‘Defense March’ against gov’t meddling
Eighty heads of bar associations across Turkey launched a march to Ankara on Saturday against attempts by the Turkish government to amend the Law...
Erdoğan orders shutdown of university linked to political rival: report
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has ordered the closure of a university in İstanbul linked to a rival and former prime minister, according to...
Human rights activist and mother of jailed cadet arrested for terrorist propaganda
Melek Çetinkaya, the mother of a former military cadet who was sentenced to life in prison after a 2016 coup attempt in Turkey, was...
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