Police attack crowds gathered to commemorate victims of 2015 ISIS attack
Turkish police attacked protestors gathered in İstanbul, Ankara and the southeastern city of Urfa on Monday to commemorate 33 victims of an ISIS suicide...
Turkish interior minister: 12 migrants freeze to death after ‘Greece pushback’
Twelve migrants froze to death after being stripped of their clothes and pushed back by Greek border guards, Agence France-Presse reported on Wednesday, citing...
Boğaziçi University bans screening of movie on families with LGBT children
The administration of the İstanbul-based Boğaziçi University has banned the screening of a movie about the families of LGBT children on the university campus,...
Trials begin for 93 defendants detained in İstanbul protests following İmamoğlu’s arrest
Trials have begun for 93 people detained during protests in İstanbul following the arrest of Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and his aides, Turkish Minute reported.
The...
Neighborhood watchman kills 67-year-old in Turkey, reviving concerns over past abuses
A neighborhood watchman in Kayseri province has fatally beaten 67-year-old retired man, reviving longstanding concerns over allegations of abuse, ill treatment and assault, Deutsche...
İzmir Bar Association leaders face probe after reporting alleged rights abuses
Turkish authorities have authorized an investigation into İzmir Bar Association President Sefa Yılmaz and board members over human rights reports prepared by the bar...
Turkey detains 18 people over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police have detained 18 people in a series of coordinated house raids over their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish media...
Council of Europe’s CPT confirms continued ill-treatment and torture in Turkey
The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) confirmed in two reports published on...
Erdoğan reiterates plan for anti-LGBT constitutional amendment
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday that his government was working on drafting an anti-LGBT constitutional amendment to enshrine the family that...
Turkey detains 36 in raids targeting Gülen movement-linked business network
Turkish authorities have detained 36 suspects in coordinated raids across four provinces as part of an ongoing investigation into a business allegedly linked to...
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