Turkey once again ranked among 10 worst countries for working people: ITUC
Turkey remained among the world's 10 worst countries for workers' rights, according to the 2026 Global Rights Index published by the International Trade Union...
Turkish court orders block on pro-opposition newspaper’s X account
A Turkish court has ordered an access block on the X account of Cumhuriyet, one of Turkey's most prominent newspapers, according to the Freedom...
Main opposition says government is planning to shut down CHP, urges party vote before...
The leadership team of Özgür Özel, the ousted head of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), warned Wednesday that the party must hold...
Turkish court orders access ban on investigative series on visa contractor’s alleged ties to...
A Turkish court has ordered an access ban on an investigative news series examining the business activities of global visa processing giant VFS Global’s...
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission to hold hearing on Turkey’s democracy, rights record
The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, a bipartisan human rights commission in the US House of Representatives, will hold a hearing Wednesday on Turkey’s...
Turkey’s main opposition says Erdoğan is trying to retain power by removing alternatives, vows...
Turkey’s main opposition party on Tuesday accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of trying to hold on to power by eliminating political alternatives, Turkish Minute...
Turkish police detain 24 people at Ankara protest marking Gezi anniversary
Turkish police detained 24 people in Ankara on Monday while breaking up a demonstration marking the 13th anniversary of the Gezi Park protests and...
Pro-Kurdish party leader says intervention in Turkey’s main opposition threatens all politics
Tuncer Bakırhan, co-chair of the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party, said Tuesday that a court ruling targeting the...
CHP delegates reach signature threshold in bid for congress after court reinstates former leader
Delegates from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) reached the required number of signatures on Monday to convene an extraordinary congress, after a...
Cellmate lawyer recounts torture leading to 2016 death of Turkish teacher in police custody
A Turkish lawyer who shared a police detention cell with teacher Gökhan Açıkkollu has said he witnessed signs of torture before Açıkkollu died in...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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