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...
Netherlands’ investigation into possible war crimes of Syrian rebels paused due to Turkey: report
A Dutch government-supported investigation into possible war crimes by rebel groups in Syria was paused due to conditions for cooperation set by the Turkish...
EU Parliament suggests formal suspension of membership talks with Turkey
The European Parliament has voted to propose the formal suspension of accession talks with Turkey, with members of the European Parliament saying the relations...
Pro-Kurdish party leader says jailed PKK founder’s freedom inseparable from peace efforts
A leader of Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party said on Friday that Turkey cannot pursue peace with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) while keeping...
Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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This report reveals how the Turkish government has transformed its embassies and consulates into instruments of repression over the past decade. Once seen...
Journalists accosted by police while covering a fire in Turkey’s Sivas province
Journalist Hüsnü Ümit Avcı, a correspondent for the Doğan News Agency (DHA), had an altercation with a police officer on Friday who tried to...
Rights groups urge Turkey to release seriously ill inmate
Human rights groups in Turkey have called for the immediate release of Fatma Tokmak, a seriously ill inmate at Istanbul’s Bakırköy Women’s Prison, accusing...
Healthcare experts warn increasing poverty in Turkey directly linked to childhood obesity
Healthcare experts have warned that increasing food prices and growing poverty have had a direct effect on rising obesity among children in Turkey, the...
Justice remains elusive on 8th anniversary of Turkey’s worst mining disaster
Eight years have passed since Turkey’s worst mining disaster took the lives of hundreds, with people who lost relatives in the accident complaining about...
Erdoğan signals limiting top court’s power as he sides with appeals court in crisis
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is using a judicial crisis involving two high courts due to conflicting rulings on a jailed lawmaker to press...
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This report reveals how the Turkish government has transformed its embassies and consulates into instruments of repression over the past decade. Once seen...
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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