Scores of miners detained while protesting unpaid wages outside Turkey’s energy ministry
Miners from silver producer Eti Gümüş and coal-mining company Doruk Mining were detained in Ankara on Monday while protesting unpaid wages, severance claims and...
38 minors among 166 detained in pro-Kurdish party’s Nevruz celebration in Diyarbakır
One hundred sixty-six people, including 38 minors, were detained by police at the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party’s (DEM Party) Nevruz celebration held...
Infographic: July 15, 2016 | Blow to Human Rights
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Activity report, the Inquiry Commission on the State of Emergency Measures
State Department 2019 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Turkey
News stories by Turkey's state-run...
Negligence alleged in death of young Syrian found injured outside Turkish hospital
A young Syrian man died of a brain hemorrhage on Sunday after relatives found him seriously injured outside an İstanbul hospital where they say...
Belgium convicts Turkish hit team in absentia for foiled assassination attempt
A Belgian appeals court has convicted in absentia two members of a Turkish hit team who authorities say were preparing for attacks on Remzi...
Turkish prosecutor who approved torture chambers at unauthorized site identified: report
Torture chambers set up at an unofficial detention site in Turkey’s capital city of Ankara that were the subject of a Council of Europe...
Kavala says Turkey must comply with European court ruling ordering his release
Jailed businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala said on Thursday that Turkey’s compliance with a recent judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ordering his...
Meta to temporarily shut down Threads platform in Turkey
Meta Platforms Inc said it is temporarily shutting down its social networking platform Threads in Turkey as of April 29 in order to comply...
Inmate details horrific conditions of prison where former police officer was found dead
The statements of a former inmate who was held in the same prison as Mustafa Kabakçıoğlu, a former police officer who was found dead...
Turkish court orders at least 21 X accounts blocked over national security claims
An Istanbul court has ordered access blocked to at least 21 accounts on X, including those of a group representing relatives of jailed opposition...
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