İstanbul Convention for preventing domestic violence splits Erdoğan’s party
The İstanbul Convention, signed by member countries of the Council of Europe in 2011 to promote women’s rights and prevent domestic violence in societies,...
‘Saturday Mothers’ gather for 698th time in İstanbul to demand justice for disappeared children
The "Saturday Mothers" met in İstanbul’s Galatasaray Square for the 698th week to demand justice and the truth about the disappeared people in Turkey.
The...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for former CHP deputy Erdemir over Zarrab case
İstanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office issued a detention warrant on Tuesday for former main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Aykan Erdemir, on the grounds...
RTÜK fines Turkish TV stations $41 million over past decade
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), a TV and radio regulatory watchdog in Turkey, announced on Wednesday that in the last decade --...
Closed pro-Kurdish Özgür Gündem daily’s editor Çapan detained by Turkish police
Journalist Reyhan Çapan, who used to be managing editor of the pro-Kurdish Özgür Gündem daily, which was closed by a government decree under a...
Public officials not to be investigated over death of child in floods in northern...
The governor’s office in the northwestern Turkish province of Kastamonu has refused to allow an investigation into public officials over their alleged role in...
Report: Warrant to be issued for yet another US Consulate employee in Turkey
A detention warrant is to be issued for yet another employee of the US Consulate General in İstanbul, Washington-based reporter İlhan Tanır claimed on...
Turkey detains another suspect for threats against Hrant Dink Foundation
A second man who allegedly sent a threat to the Hrant Dink Foundation was detained in İstanbul on Monday.
Fethiye Çetin, a lawyer for the...
891 detained over alleged Gülen links, 41 for social media posts in one week
A total of 891 people were detained in operations targeting the faith-based Gülen movement while 41 detained due to their posts on social media...
668 babies to welcome Eid al-Adha in Turkish prisons
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Six hundred sixty-eight children under the age of 6 will welcome the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bayramı) on Friday in jails across...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...