Turkey’s bar associations warn against perceived impunity in joint statement
A total of 63 bar associations across Turkey have released a joint statement calling on the government to repeal laws that create a perception...
Turkish authorities restrict access to disaster-hit province, detain activists
The Tunceli Governor’s Office has imposed a five-day ban on outgoing travel to neighboring Erzincan, where on Tuesday a landslide at a gold mine...
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 gov’t ramps up its refugee espionage targeting Gülen followers in US
The Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has intensified its refugee espionage targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement abroad.
Three stories about...
Turkish courts must implement ECtHR’s landmark Yalçınkaya judgment: law expert
Tolga Şirin, a lecturer in constitutional law at İstanbul’s Marmara University, said Turkish authorities should quickly implement the landmark Yüksel Yalçınkaya ruling of the...
Turkish gov’t investigates 612,347 people over ‘armed terror organization’ links in 2 years
The Turkish government has launched investigations into a total of 612,347 people across Turkey due to their alleged membership in "armed terrorist organizations" during...
Journalist given suspended sentence on Erdoğan insult charges
An İstanbul court has handed down a suspended sentence to a journalist on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan due to his criticism...
Erdoğan restores mosque status of Hagia Sophia after court verdict: report
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan restored the mosque status of İstanbul’s Hagia Sophia with a presidential decree on Friday, following a top administrative court ruling,...
One killed, 11 injured during elections in SE Turkey
Clashes between two groups in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır during Sunday’s local elections left one dead and 11 people wounded, Turkish Minute reported,...
Syrian refugee shot dead in apparent hate crime
Syrian refugee Abdulkadir Davud (21) was shot dead on Sunday in what appears to be a hate crime in the Zeytinburnu district of İstanbul,...
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