1 employee injured in attack at pro-Kurdish party building in İstanbul
An assailant carrying a gun and a knife attacked staff at a pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) building in İstanbul’s Bahçelievler district on Tuesday,...
3 women detained by police acting without a warrant for attending demonstration
Turkish police on Wednesday detained three women, whose identities were not disclosed, during a raid on their homes in Istanbul, despite not having a...
Interior minister says 200,950 Syrians in Turkey have become citizens
Amid ongoing debates whether Syrian refugees in Turkey will be sent back to their homeland, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has announced that to date...
Turkey failed to implement most anti-corruption recommendations: 2020 report
A report recently released by the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption group, the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), has revealed that Turkey had failed...
Relatives urge release of late-stage Turkish cancer patient jailed over Gülen links
The relatives and friends of a Turkish woman with stage-three breast cancer are urging authorities to release her from prison, where she is serving...
Turkey issued detention warrants for 92 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish authorities have over the past week ordered the detention of 92 people due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group...
Human rights violations increased in Turkey’s earthquakes zone in 2023, says new IHD report
Human rights violations in southeastern Turkey increased last year after major earthquakes struck the region in February, according to a new report by the...
Turkey’s terrorism financing law targeting freedom of association draws concern from UN
UN special rapporteurs in a joint letter sent to the Turkish government on February 11 expressed serious concern about Turkey’s new terrorism financing legislation...
İstanbul court convicts 19 in terrorism trial of girls over religious, social activities
A court in İstanbul has convicted 19 defendants and acquitted 19 others in a case known as the “girls’ trial,” which was based on...
Ailing 68-year-old in Turkey dies 29 days after release
Cemal Tanhan, a 68-year-old man who was incarcerated in northwestern Turkey despite severe health problems, died 29 days after his release, the Mezopotamya news...
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