Pro-gov’t Star daily says jailed Die Welt reporter ‘not a journalist, a PKK hit-man’
The front page of the pro-government Star daily on Thursday bore a headline that targeted jailed Die Welt reporter Deniz Yücel saying he is...
United Nations told Christians in Turkey under crackdown
The European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ), a non-governmental organization in a special consultative status with the UN, has said religious minorities especially Christians...
Pro-Erdoğan passenger threatens ‘no’ voters on bus, saying they will be slaughtered after referendum
A passenger on a public bus in İstanbul who claimed to be a staunch supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatened a group of...
Akşener reminds justice minister how she was prevented from speaking
Meral Akşener, previously a candidate for chairmanship of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has reminded Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ how a program of hers...
Murdered Terzi invited to Ankara by Gen. Aksakallı, says suspected putschist
Amid debates over new revelations about what happened during a July 15 coup attempt, 1st Lt. Enes Yılmaz, a suspect in the failed coup,...
Turkish gov’t systematically denies consular services to critics abroad
The refusal of counselor services to own nationals by Turkish embassies and consulates in a flagrant violation of Turkey’s international commitments as well as...
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...
Victim of security forces’ torture in sieged Kurdish village arrested
Abdi Aykut, who was allegedly tortured during a recent military blockade of the village of Koruköy in southeast Turkey’s Mardin province, was arrested on...
CHP report on state of emergency tallies massive purge
A report by main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on the impact of state of emergency issued in the aftermath of the coup attempt...
40 military personnel, 28 teachers, 30 more detained over alleged Gülen links
As of Thursday morning, 40 members of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), 28 dismissed teachers and 30 civilians were detained over alleged links to...
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The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report "Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review," which highlights the most important developments...
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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Turkey’s Transnational Repression: Abduction, Rendition and Forcible Return of Erdoğan Critics
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