PACE urges Turkey to end repression of LGBTQ+ people, rights defenders
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has called on Turkey to end what it described as repression of LGBTQ+ people and...
Opposition mayor among 28 detained in fresh operation targeting an İstanbul district municipality
Turkish police on Friday detained the mayor of İstanbul’s Eyüpsultan district and 27 others in a corruption investigation, a day after 59 people, including...
Swedish journalist’s terrorism trial in Turkey postponed for 4th time after translation error
The trial in absentia of Swedish journalist Joakim Medin on terrorism-related charges in Turkey has been postponed for a fourth time after a translation...
Autopsy details fatal injuries of Kurdish villager detained by Turkish gendarmes
A forensic report that emerged six years after the death of Kurdish villager Servet Turgut has documented multiple injuries he suffered after being detained...
Jailed MP Can Atalay starts 24-hour hunger strike demanding return to parliament
Jailed opposition lawmaker Can Atalay began a 24-hour hunger strike on Thursday as Turkey’s parliament began a new legislative year, demanding implementation of Constitutional...
Turkey’s forensic council says cancer patient jailed over Gülen links fit to remain in...
Turkey’s Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) has ruled that a cancer patient convicted over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement is fit to...
Mersin mayor among 59 detained in corruption probes targeting 3 CHP-run municipalities
Mersin Mayor Vahap Seçer was among three mayors and 59 other people detained Thursday in corruption investigations involving public procurement at three municipalities in...
Family, lawyer urge release of Kurdish singer as health worsens
The family and lawyer of Kurdish singer Nûdem Durak, who has spent more than 11 years in prison under sentences totaling 19-and-a-half years, have...
At least 239 children died in preventable incidents in Turkey over the summer, rights...
At least 239 children died across Turkey during June, July and August in incidents that the FİSA Child Rights Center classified as preventable, with...
Turkey blocks EngelliWeb X account that documents internet censorship
Turkish authorities have ordered access blocked to the X account of EngelliWeb, a project that tracks and documents online censorship in Turkey, as restrictions...
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