Former İstanbul governor, police chief acquitted of terrorism charges in retrial over Gülen links
A Turkish court has acquitted a former İstanbul governor and a police chief from the same city of terrorism charges in a retrial over...
Turkish authorities ban all Pride Week activities in Istanbul
Turkish authorities banned all Pride Week activities in Istanbul in order to "maintain peace and security, and prevent criminal activities," amid an increasing number...
Jailed İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu receives 2026 Paweł Adamowicz Award
Ekrem İmamoğlu, İstanbul’s jailed mayor and a leading opposition figure in Turkey, was granted the 2026 Mayor Paweł Adamowicz Award at a ceremony in...
Disinformation adds dark note to pivotal Turkish election
The clip lasted 14 seconds, presented by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as proof that his rival in Sunday’s election was running “hand in...
Turkey ordered detention of 142 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 142 people including teachers, lawyers, businessmen, former civil servants and active duty and...
Press groups urge Turkey to release journalist before court hearing
The International Press Institute, the Committee to Protect Journalists, the European Federation of Journalists and other press freedom and human rights groups have called on Turkey...
33,000 workers died in preventable workplace accidents in 22 years: CHP spokesperson
Deniz Yücel, a spokesperson for the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), on Monday said at least 33,000 workers had died in Turkey in...
Turkish prosecutor indicts 2 Kurdish journalists over reporting on military torture allegations
A Turkish prosecutor has indicted two Kurdish journalists for reporting on torture allegations against a gendarmerie commander, accusing them of “targeting a public official,”...
Council of Europe urges urgent action on growing number of human trafficking cases in...
The Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) has called for immediate action to address an increase...
Turkish lawyer briefly detained after seeking to record client’s torture claim
A Turkish lawyer was briefly detained Wednesday on accusations of “slander of a public official” after he insisted on having his client’s torture allegations...
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