Syriac newspaper in Turkey excluded from minority press aid due to rule limiting location...
A Syriac community newspaper in southeastern Turkey has been excluded from a state-administered aid program for minority publications under rules limiting the support to...
ECtHR faults Turkey over pretrial detention of veteran journalist Çetinkaya
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the rights of veteran journalist Tuncer Çetinkaya by holding him in pretrial detention without...
Turkey detains human rights defender in terrorism financing investigation
Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained human rights defender Mehmet Acettin, co-owner of the Etkin News Agency (ETHA), on accusations of financing a terrorist organization,...
Turkey’s CHP faces fresh leadership fight as ousted chairman pushes new vote
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) is headed for a new leadership fight after supporters of ousted party chairman Özgür Özel submitted petitions...
Former Turkish top appeals court judge says prison abuse complaint has gone unanswered for...
A former judge at Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals who spent nearly eight years in prison has alleged that prison guards beat him in...
15 detained in bribery probe into CHP-run municipality in western Turkey
Turkish police detained 15 people, including the deputy mayor of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)-run Seferihisar Municipality in the western province of...
Turkey’s main opposition CHP loses 9 lawmakers from party rolls amid leadership fight
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has lost nine lawmakers from its official party rolls after their membership records were deleted from the...
Report says Syrian migrants in Istanbul face growing barriers to basic services
Syrian migrant women, children and LGBTQ+ people in Istanbul are facing growing barriers to health care, education and legal protection as fears of deportation...
ECtHR seeks Turkey’s response on alleged rights violations in convictions of military cadets, officer...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has communicated to the Turkish government questions regarding applications alleging rights violations in the conviction of former...
EP lawmakers push to harden Turkey report over human rights violations and pressure on...
European Parliament (EP) lawmakers from several political groups are seeking sharper criticism of Turkey’s rule-of-law and human rights record before a vote this week...
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