Syrian refugees in Turkey beaten, deprived of basic needs, coerced to sign ‘voluntary’ return...
Syrian refugees detained in Turkey have been beaten, denied food and medical care and coerced into signing “voluntary” return documents, according to a new...
Turkish textile company fires female workers for unionizing
Acarsoy Textile, located in Turkey's Bursa province, fired four female workers in March for taking part in union activities, the Duvar news website reported.
The...
EU lawmakers demand firm response to Turkey’s rights abuses after İstanbul mayor’s arrest
Thirty-two members of the European Parliament have called on the European Commission to take urgent action over what they describe as escalating human rights...
Migrant found dead after shooting at Greece-Turkey border: report
A female migrant has been found dead after shooting erupted as she and others tried to cross into Greece from Turkey by boat, Greek...
Former police chief jailed in post-coup crackdown dies of cancer shortly after release from...
A former police chief who was dismissed by a government decree following a coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 and subsequently convicted...
72 face detention over alleged Gülen links in separate investigations
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 72 people including active duty and former military officers as well as former military cadets due to...
Turkey detains 10 more people over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities have detained 10 more people in the ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.
Police conducted operations...
Top court rules recording of conversations during non-contact visits in prisons unlawful
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that recording conversations between inmates and their visitors during non-contact visitation, in which the parties are separated by a...
Former teacher dismissed for opposing impact of Turkish military operations on children dies of...
A former teacher who was fired by government decree in 2016 for participating in a public campaign critical of military operations’ impact on children...
Turkish court faults Birgün daily for report on Erdoğan’s son-in-law
An İstanbul court has ruled in favor of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s son-in-law Selçuk Bayraktar, the chief technical officer of Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle...
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