Turkish prosecutors seek up to 3 years for 11 people over protesting trade with...
Turkish prosecutors are seeking prison sentences of up to three years for 11 people who staged a sit-in outside a government trade office in...
Detained DEVA founder interrogated about articles, phone calls with foreign journalists
Police questioned Metin Gürcan, a founding member of the opposition Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA), about columns he authored and phone calls with with...
EU urges Turkey to probe claims of refugee abuse, forced deportations
The European Union on Friday called on Turkey to investigate claims of abuse of refugees in EU-funded centers and forced deportations to Afghanistan and...
2 inmates die by suicide in Silivri Prison after alleged mistreatment
Two inmates in Istanbul's Silivri Prison took their own lives after allegedly being subjected to severe beating and mistreatment by prison guards, the Mezopotamya...
Number of Turkish citizens seeking asylum in Netherlands has skyrocketed in 2021
The number of Turkish citizens who have sought asylum in the Netherlands this year has skyrocketed, according to statistics released by the country’s Immigration...
Turkish journalist briefly detained over alleged insult of city officials
Journalist and documentary producer Gökhan Mezarcı was briefly detained in Ankara on Friday on accusations of “insulting municipal officials,” the Mezopotamya news agency reported.
Mezarcı...
Turkish court acquits sexual assault suspect despite compelling evidence
A Turkish court on Tuesday acquitted a man accused of sexually assaulting a mentally disabled woman despite compelling evidence against him, the BirGün daily reported.
Ali...
Turkish court suspends CHP leadership, reinstates former chairman Kılıçdaroğlu
A Turkish appeals court has annulled the 2023 congress of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), removing party leader Özgür Özel and the...
Turkey is ranked 48th among 49 countries on LGBT rights in rainbow index
Turkey was ranked 48th among 49 countries as regards the human rights of LGBT people, according to the 2021 Rainbow Europe Map published by the International...
Kurdish prisoner denied conditional release for eighth time as scrutiny grows over prison boards
A Turkish prison administration in the northern province of Karabük has delayed the conditional release of Kurdish inmate Adem Oktay for the eighth time,...
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