Police detain 24 in southern Turkey for attending commemoration ceremony for leftist figures
Turkish police on Thursday detained 24 people for attending a commemoration ceremony in May for three left-wing, revolutionary students who were executed in 1972,...
‘Political prisoners are treated as hostages,’ imprisoned writer says
Imprisoned writer, activist and journalist Celalettin Can has sent an open letter addressed to members of parliament in which he detailed the mistreatment of...
Turkey puts journalist on trial over article on Armenian genocide
Journalist Tuğçe Yılmaz, editor of the Bianet news website, appeared in an İstanbul court on Tuesday on charges of “insulting the Turkish nation and...
Family pleads with Turkish authorities to release ailing inmate
The family of Dilek Dağlı, an inmate whose health is quickly deteriorating in prison, has called on Turkish authorities to release her for medical...
Rights group says Ankara police using threats, deception to recruit informants: report
Police and intelligence officers in the Turkish capital of Ankara have used threats, deception and off-the-books interrogations since 2023 to pressure students, activists and...
Court releases defendants in case over alleged abuse of student interns at Turkish Parliament
A Turkish court has ordered the release from pretrial detention of all defendants in a case concerning the alleged abuse of student interns at...
Turkey arrests 48 for looting, defrauding earthquake victims: state media
Turkish authorities have arrested 48 people for looting or trying to defraud victims after a powerful earthquake hit Turkey, Agence France-Presse reported, citing state...
Turkey home to 95% of prisoners convicted of terrorism in Europe: report
Turkey is by far the leader in the number of prisoners convicted of terrorism in Europe, according to the 2021 Council of Europe (CoE)...
Lawyers search for justice in Turkey’s earthquake ruins: report
The Turkish lawyer adjusts his helmet and steps a little deeper into the rubble in search of proof that last month’s catastrophic earthquake did...
Turkey ranks 103rd among 167 countries in EIU’s Democracy Index 2021
Turkey has been ranked 103rd among 167 countries in the latest edition of The Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Democracy Index, rising by one place...
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