Impossible to sustain Turkey’s cooperation on refugees with EU’s financial support alone: report
A recently published paper by a prominent German think tank on Turkey’s partnership with the European Union said it is not possible to ensure...
Amnesty welcomes acquittal of former Turkey chair, laments new crackdown on rights activists
Amnesty International has welcomed the acquittal of Taner Kılıç, a prominent Turkish human rights defender and former chair of Amnesty International’s Turkey branch, after...
Alevi associations refuse to pay high energy bills for cemevis, charged as ‘businesses’
The Federation of Alevi Associations has announced that they refuse to pay high electricity bills for cemevis, Alevi places of worship, which are considered...
Turkish academic gets suspended sentence for insulting president
Turkish academic and journalist Çiğdem Bayraktar Ör has been given a suspended sentence of more than one year on conviction of “insulting the president”...
CoE, Turkey have until April 19 to comment in infringement procedure over Kavala case
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has said in a press release that the Committee of Ministers –- the executive organ of the...
Inmates in central Turkey develop skin lesions from contaminated water
Inmates at Kırşehir Prison in central Turkey have reportedly developed skin lesions due to contaminated water.
Journalist Sevinç Özaslan revealed on social media that inmates...
Former Taraf journalists sentenced to prison for reporting on alleged war plan
Four journalists from the now-closed Taraf daily have been handed down prison sentences by a Turkish court on conviction of publishing state secrets in...
Turkish journalists receive suspended sentences over 2019 protest coverage
Three Turkish journalists were handed down suspended five-month sentences on Wednesday for covering a 2019 demonstration in İstanbul in protest of the government’s removal...
Number of inmates exceeds 309,000 in Turkish prisons
The number of inmates in Turkish prisons was 309,558 as of February 28, according to data released by the Directorate General of Prisons and...
Turkey detains 36 in raids targeting Gülen movement-linked business network
Turkish authorities have detained 36 suspects in coordinated raids across four provinces as part of an ongoing investigation into a business allegedly linked to...
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...