Slain HDP staffer’s parents file complaint against police for negligence
The parents of a young woman who was killed in an attack on the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) office in western Turkey in...
4 detained in eastern Turkey in protests over removal of Kurdish mayors
Four people have been detained in the eastern province of Van for protesting the removal of three Kurdish mayors in Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish southeast...
Turkey Tribunal working on complaint to be submitted to Int’l Criminal Court
The Turkey Tribunal, a civil society-led, symbolic international tribunal, said it had started working on a complaint to be filed with the International Criminal...
Germany indicts man for passing information about Erdoğan critics to Turkish intelligence
Federal prosecutors in Germany have charged a Turkish national with espionage, alleging he spied on a group of Turkish nationals who fled a political...
Turkish police detain mother of end-stage cancer patient jailed over Gülen links
The mother of Ayşe Özdoğan, a critically ill woman who suffers from a rare form of cancer and was sent to prison, was detained...
Turkish police accused of detaining, beating 4 men in road rage incident
Four young men in Hakkari province have accused police officers of strip-searching and beating them following a road rage incident with plainclothes officers, the...
96-year-old woman facing judicial ordeal due to Erdoğan insult charges
A 96-year-old woman is being forced to travel more than 500 kilometers from her home to receive treatment as part of judicial measures imposed...
Two Kurdish journalists killed in ‘Turkish drone’ strike in northern Syria
Two journalists from Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast have been killed, reportedly by a Turkish drone strike, while covering the fighting between Ankara-backed militia and...
Top Turkish court overturns ban on recording police officers on duty
Turkey’s Council of State has unanimously voted to overturn a regulation issued by the Turkish National Police (EGM) prohibiting people from filming or recording...
Turkey’s Education Ministry authorizes Grey Wolves to offer courses at education centers
Turkey’s Ministry of Education has signed a protocol with the Grey Wolves, the youth wing of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), granting the...
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