Ex-minister confirms authenticity of evidence against him in 2013 graft probe
Erdoğan Bayraktar, the former Turkish minister of environment and urban planning, said on Sunday the evidence against him included in the case-file of the...
Nurse to serve sentence on Gülen link conviction despite severe illness
Havva Dönmez, a nurse struggling with thyroid cancer for the past three years, was imprisoned on Tuesday after an appeals court upheld her six...
Turkey’s Abuse of INTERPOL: How Erdoğan Weaponized the International Criminal Police Organization for Transnational...
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This report focuses on how the Turkish government, under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has abused INTERPOL in a number of ways.
The Erdoğan government has...
Presidential decree authorizes State Audit Board to inspect NGOs in Turkey
Turkey’s State Audit Board (DDK) has been authorized by a presidential decree to inspect nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) along with their affiliates and partnerships, the...
Membership in Human Rights Association grounds for dismissal from public service, OHAL commission says
The State of Emergency Procedures Investigation Commission (OHAL Commission) said membership in Turkey’s Human Rights Association (İHD) is a sign of ties to the...
Wife of inmate suffering from thyroid cancer says husband slowly dying in prison
Ayşegül Karaturgut, the wife of inmate Abdülaziz Örpek, who suffers from thyroid cancer, said on Twitter that her husband is dying slowly in prison...
US warns against travel to Turkey due to COVID-19, urges increased caution for arbitrary...
The US State Department warned its citizens on Monday against travel to Turkey due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases and also urged...
Turkish Twitter users call for release of pregnant woman kept in prison despite regulations
Turkish Twitter users launched a hashtag campaign on Sunday calling on authorities to release Huriye Acun, an eight-and-a-half-month-pregnant woman who has been kept in...
Rights violations of Gülen movement members constitute crimes against humanity: report
A report by the Institute for Diplomacy and Economy (INSTITUDE) has revealed that the scale, scope, gravity, intensity and prevalence of human rights violations...
Mother, son demanding justice in political murder case fined for hanging banner
Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar, who have been protesting in front of the Şanlıurfa Courthouse in southeastern Turkey to seek justice for...
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