PACE committee urges action on transnational repression, cites Turkey’s operations abroad
A committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has in a draft resolution called for stronger international action against transnational...
CHP mayor in western Turkey detained in corruption probe amid mounting pressure on party
Turkish police on Monday detained a district mayor and dozens of others in a corruption investigation in the western province of İzmir, in the...
Turkish writers denounce court ruling that ousted elected opposition leader
More than 260 Turkish writers have condemned a court ruling that removed the elected leader of Turkey’s main opposition party and reinstated its former...
Opposition base rallies behind ousted CHP leader as court-installed chairman slams party mayors
Supporters of Turkey’s main opposition party turned out in large numbers for the party’s ousted leader during rival Eid al-Adha events in Ankara on...
Turkish judiciary transformed into tool of political control under Erdoğan: report
Turkey’s judiciary has been transformed into a tool of political control under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, weakening checks and balances and enabling the suppression...
Turkey arrested 29 journalists in 2025 amid surge in pretrial detention: report
Turkey experienced a growing press freedom crisis in 2025, with 29 journalists arrested and the pretrial detention of media workers rising more than fivefold...
Students go hungry in Turkey as poverty pushes children into work: report
A report by the Education and Science Workers’ Union (Eğitim Sen) has found that widespread poverty in Turkey’s fifth largest city is pushing children...
ECtHR faults Turkey for barring Orthodox priests from foundation boards
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the rights of two Greek Orthodox priests by preventing them from serving...
Socialist International backs ousted CHP leader, urges court-installed Kılıçdaroğlu to call party vote
Socialist International said on Thursday it would continue to recognize Özgür Özel as the legitimate leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), rejecting a...
Jailed Turkish philanthropist Kavala to receive Gilel Storch Prize
Turkish philanthropist and businessman Osman Kavala, who has been jailed since 2017, will receive the 2026 Gilel Storch Prize from the Stockholm-based Judisk Kultur...
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