Indictment says police, gendarmeire aided release of prime suspect of failed coup in Turkey
An indictment against security personnel who are responsible for the release of Adil Öksüz, an alleged major suspect in the investigation into a coup...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Turkey’s referendum recommends reviewing legal framework to secure fundamental rights...
The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on Turkey’s April 16, 2017 constitutional referendum, published on Thursday,...
Pro-Kurdish HDP to participate in CHP’s ‘March for Justice’
The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has decided to participate in the “March for Justice” launched by Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)...
US says concerned over the arrest of CHP deputy Berberoğlu in Turkey
US State Department has stated its concerns on Friday over the arrest of Turkey's main opposition Republican People Party's (CHP) deputy Enis Berberoğlu by...
EPP Group Chairman Weber writes letter to jailed Turkish journalist Alpay
As part of a campaign launched by the Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Manfred Weber, the European People’s Party (EPP) Group Chair in the European...
Turkish government sells properties of 8 media outlets seized from critics
Properties belonging to eight of the media outlets that the Turkish government seized under post-coup emergency rule have been put up for sale by...
Qatar repotedly deports 45 Turkish nationals over alleged links to Gülen movement
Pro-government Sabah daily claimed on Saturday that 45 Turkish nationals were deported from Qatar for having alleged links to the Gülen movement. The daily said...
İstanbul Governor’s Office bans LGBTI pride parade
The İstanbul Governor’s Office has banned an LGBTI pride parade scheduled to take place in Taksim on June 25, citing security and public order...
Director of Turkey’s Presidential Archives calls for arming of households
Muhammet Safi, the director of Turkey’s Presidential Archives, has called for the arming of every household for the defense of Turkey, the Diken news...
Evolution theory no longer part of Turkish curriculum, official says
Turkey’s Board of Education and Discipline Chairman Alpaslan Durmuş has said chapters on evolution are being removed from ninth grade biology textbooks and that...
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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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