Turkish state broadcaster accused of censoring question on jailed comedian, detentions during NATO press...
TRT, Turkey’s state broadcaster, is facing accusations that during a press conference ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara, it censored the live Turkish...
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...
Turkish court hands down reduced sentence to another femicide perpetrator
A man who fatally shot his wife in December 2022 received a reduced prison sentence on the grounds that he had been “provoked” and...
Mother and daughter allegedly subjected to strip-search in Amasya prison while visiting family member
The mother of an underage girl said she and her daughter were subjected to a strip-search on Friday while visiting her husband in Amasya...
Mother of 2 pushed back from Greece, arrested in Turkey
A woman who was pushed back to Turkey from Greece, where she fled with her husband, daughter and 18-month-old baby to escape imprisonment on...
Turkish poet gets suspended sentence on terrorist propaganda charges
Turkish poet Ahmet Telli has been handed down a suspended 10-month sentence on charges of spreading terrorist propaganda, Turkish Minute reported, citing the Media...
Turkish police detain dozens at İstanbul Gay Pride
Turkish police on Sunday detained at least 50 people, including a journalist, during a Gay Pride event in İstanbul that went ahead despite a...
Nearly 30,000 workers died in work-related accidents during AKP rule: İSİG
Turkey has recorded 29,801 deaths in work-related accidents since the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in November 2002, Turkish Minute reported,...
European judges association, Belgian law firm, NGO take Turkey’s alleged crimes against humanity to...
A law firm and two nongovernmental organizations advocating human rights and the rule of law have sent a communication to the International Criminal Court...
Press freedom group urges justice for murdered Turkish environmental journalist
A leading press freedom coalition has called on Turkish authorities to investigate the killing of journalist Hakan Tosun, who died after being beaten in...
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