Boğaziçi University rector appoints himself as faculty dean in controversial move
Naci İnci, who was appointed rector of Boğaziçi University by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in August 2021 despite his high disapproval rating, on...
Prosecutors seek arrest of opposition district mayor, 17 others in İstanbul
Turkish prosecutors have requested the arrest of Alaattin Köseler, a main opposition party mayor in İstanbul, and 17 others on charges of bid rigging...
Court accepts indictment seeking up to 13 years in prison for jailed journalist
An İstanbul court on Monday accepted an indictment that seeks a prison sentence of up to 13 years for a TV journalist who was...
At least 5 women fall victim to femicide in 2 days, raising alarm over...
At least five women in Turkey have been killed in acts of femicide over the past two days, demonstrating the alarming prevalence of gender-based...
Turkey hasn’t shown much improvement in human rights within past year: EP rapporteur
Nacho Sánchez Amor, an MEP from the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) and the European Parliament’s Turkey rapporteur, said there hasn’t been...
Germany’s Scholz criticizes Turkey over detention of Erdoğan’s main political rival: report
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticized Turkey on Thursday for detaining İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s primary political opponent, calling the act...
Imprisoned man with chronic heart disease contracts COVID-19 for second time
Adem Erdoğdu, 52, who was arrested for links to the faith-based Gülen movement despite suffering from chronic heart disease, has contracted COVID-19 for a...
Jailed İstanbul mayor calls for boycott of pro-gov’t businesses
İstanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, has urged citizens to participate in a boycott of businesses and media organizations linked to the ruling Justice and...
Medical union chair faces complaint for speaking to exiled journalist on YouTube program
A criminal complaint has been filed against human rights activist and president of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Professor Şebnem Korur Fincancı on the...
European rights watchdog says it’s worried about Turkey after mayor’s arrest: report
The head of the Council of Europe, the continent’s leading human rights watchdog, told Reuters it was worried about any violation of rights in Turkey after...
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