ECtHR faults Turkey for barring Orthodox priests from foundation boards
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the rights of two Greek Orthodox priests by preventing them from serving...
Journalist in Turkey ordered to pay TL 25K for insulting Erdoğan’s son-in-law
A journalist in Turkey has been ordered to pay a fine of TL 25,000 ($866) on conviction of insulting Selçuk Bayraktar, the chief technical...
Lawmaker asks why Turkish Parliament withheld report on 2016 coup attempt
A lawmaker from Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party has asked Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş to explain why a parliamentary report on a failed coup in...
Family of missing Syrian human rights activist says they feel unsafe in Turkey
The wife of Ahmed Katie, a Syrian human rights activist who went missing in İstanbul in late November, has announced that she and her...
Iranian seasonal workers in Turkey allegedly beaten after demanding unpaid wages
Thirty Iranian seasonal workers, including women, were allegedly beaten in Turkey’s northeastern Rize province after demanding unpaid wages, the Birgün daily reported, citing the...
Security personnel disrupt students’ attempts to put up Christmas decorations
University security at the prestigious Istanbul University on Monday clashed with students who were putting up Christmas decorations, Turkish media reported.
A video recording of...
Syriac newspaper in Turkey excluded from minority press aid due to rule limiting location...
A Syriac community newspaper in southeastern Turkey has been excluded from a state-administered aid program for minority publications under rules limiting the support to...
Turkey’s minorities, migrants suffered more than 200 attacks in 2023: report
Kurds, Alevis and migrants suffered at least 208 racist and discriminatory attacks throughout 2023, the Mezopotamya news agency reported on Wednesday, citing a new...
Turkey detains 15 people over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained 15 people in Kocaeli province over alleged ties to the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.
The...
Israeli footballer in Turkey briefly detained over Gaza war message
A Turkish court on Monday released pending trial an Israeli footballer who was detained after displaying a message referring to the Israel-Hamas war during...
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