83-year-old ailing Kurdish woman incarcerated again after ATK finds her ‘fit to remain in...
Makbule Özer, an ailing 83-year-old Kurdish woman, was jailed for a second time on Monday after a medical report issued by Turkey’s Council of...
Opposition lawmaker asks Turkish Parliament to release unpublished report on 2016 coup attempt
A lawmaker from Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party has asked Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş to explain why a parliamentary inquiry report on a coup...
PACE rapporteur again calls on Turkey to implement ECtHR rulings after monitoring visit
Stefan Schennach, one of the co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of Turkey’s obligations and commitments,...
Turkey detained 8,477 people, arrested 1,112 during protests, public gatherings in 2025: report
Turkish authorities detained at least 8,477 people and arrested 1,112 during protests and public gatherings in 2025, the Human Rights Association (İHD) said in...
Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs files complaint against journalist Fatih Altaylı
Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs on Monday filed a criminal complaint with the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office against journalist Fatih Altaylı for allegedly...
Former top court member sent to prison over Gülen links
A former member of Turkey’s highest administrative court, the Council of State, has been sent to prison to serve a sentence due to his...
Prosecutors seek prison sentence for acting İstanbul mayor over courthouse incident
An indictment has been filed against Nuri Aslan, the acting mayor of İstanbul, on charges of “attempting to prevent the performance of duty,” for...
Turkey has expelled more than 200 Christian workers since 2020
Alliance Defending Freedom International (ADF International), a Christian advocacy group, has accused Turkey of misusing national security laws to expel more than 200 Christian...
41 arrested for involvement in anti-Syrian unrest across Turkey: minister
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has announced that 41 people have been arrested in connection to anti-Syrian protests that erupted in the central province...
Turkey has dismissed 4,562 military personnel in post-coup purge
Turkey has purged 4,562 military personnel from the Turkish Armed Forces since the end of a two-year state of emergency declared after a coup...
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