Turkey placed on global human rights watchlist amid crackdown on dissent
The international civil society alliance CIVICUS has added Turkey to its July Monitor Watchlist, warning of a sharp deterioration in civil liberties following a...
Investigation launched after 2 Turkish conscripts die from dehydration during training
Two Turkish conscripts have died from multiple organ failure caused by excessive fluid loss during training in Turkey’s southern Hatay province, prompting public outrage...
Turkey issues detention warrants for 12 in two investigations linked to Gülen movement
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 12 people in two separate investigations involving alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run Anadolu...
Authorities block prosecution of officer who killed 7-year-old with armored vehicle in SE Turkey
A district governor in southeastern Turkey has blocked the prosecution of a police officer who fatally struck 7-year-old Miraç Miroğlu with an armored vehicle,...
Turkey detained 77 people in 2 weeks of operations targeting Gülen movement: minister
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Tuesday that 77 people had been detained in nationwide operations over the past two weeks as part...
25 more face detention in expanding probe targeting İstanbul Municipality
Turkish prosecutors have launched another wave of operations targeting the opposition-run İstanbul Municipality, issuing detention warrants for 25 people as part of an ongoing...
Turkish district governor accused of beating minors after argument with his son
Turgay Gülenç, the governor of a district in southern Turkey, is facing accusations of child abuse and misconduct after allegedly assaulting five boys aged...
Court upholds acquittal of ISIL suspect of crimes against humanity in 2015 Ankara bombing,...
A Turkish appeals court has upheld a lower court’s acquittal of an Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) suspect on the charge...
Women’s rights group protests 3 femicides in one day in Turkey’s Mersin province
A women’s rights group in the southern Turkish province of Mersin held a street protest on Tuesday, condemning the murder of three women in...
Turkey arrests 24 over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish authorities have arrested 24 suspects and placed 26 others under judicial supervision over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish media reported.
Investigators...
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