Alevi associations refuse to pay high energy bills for cemevis, charged as ‘businesses’
The Federation of Alevi Associations has announced that they refuse to pay high electricity bills for cemevis, Alevi places of worship, which are considered...
Pro-government Turkish columnist faces backlash over hate speech against Alawites in Syria
A Turkish columnist has come under fire for hate speech after referring to Nusayris, a sect of Alawites in Syria, as “dogs of imperialism”...
Another family calls on Turkish authorities to release ailing loved one from prison
The wife of a former teacher who was imprisoned for alleged links to the Gülen movement called on authorities to release her husband, saying...
Colleagues arrested in post-coup crackdown victims of false charges, says veteran journalist
Veteran journalist Şahin Alpay, who was imprisoned following a coup attempt in Turkey in July 2016, has saidin an interview that many of his colleagues arrested in a post-coup purge were victims of trumped-up...
Former Taraf journalists sentenced to prison for reporting on alleged war plan
Four journalists from the now-closed Taraf daily have been handed down prison sentences by a Turkish court on conviction of publishing state secrets in...
337 prominent figures of Turkish society call for a ‘democracy alliance’
Following the detention and subsequent arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, 337 people — including writers, academics and politicians — have called on the...
Number of inmates exceeds 309,000 in Turkish prisons
The number of inmates in Turkish prisons was 309,558 as of February 28, according to data released by the Directorate General of Prisons and...
145 workers died in occupation-related accidents in Turkey in March: report
A total of 121 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in March, according to a monthly report prepared by the Health and Safety Labor Watch...
Turkish police mistreated, beat 13,935 people while detaining them between 2018 and 2021: TİHV
Turkish police employed unlawful tactics including mistreatment and beating while detaining 13,935 people between 2018 and 2021, according to the Human Rights Foundation of...
Turkey begins trial of 189 defendants over protests against İstanbul mayor’s arrest
A mass trial began in İstanbul on Friday for 189 people, including students, journalists and lawyers, who protested the detention and subsequent arrest of...
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