Reactions mount as Erdoğan decree allows arbitrary cancellation of press cards
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has sparked criticism from opposition politicians and press associations due to a recent decree that paves way for the...
Turkish teacher jailed over alleged Gülen links recounts losing wife and son while fleeing...
A former Turkish teacher imprisoned over alleged links to the Gülen movement has spoken publicly for the first time about losing his wife and...
Turkey’s top court suspends funding for pro-Kurdish HDP
Turkey’s Constitutional Court on Thursday suspended funding for the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) over its alleged ties to terrorism, Agence France-Presse reported.
The decision...
‘Sweden is a state governed under the rule of law,’ says justice minister on...
Swedish Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer has said Sweden is a state governed under the rule of law, in reference to a Swedish court’s decision...
Every night when we go to bed, we think of the possibility of arrest...
“Every night when we go to bed, we think of the possibility that we might be taken in the morning. We all carry the...
27 children killed, 160 subjected to sexual abuse in Turkey in 2021: report
A report by human rights defender and opposition deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu has revealed that at least 27 children were killed and 160 more were...
WHO warns of worse secondary health crisis in quake zone
The WHO warned Wednesday of a secondary health crisis threatening to strike Turkey and Syria in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake, which could...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court rejects challenge seeking independent civil registry records for married women
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has rejected a challenge on grounds of equality to a provision putting married women in their husbands’ family registries, a rule...
Doctor warns of risk of stroke for 75-year-old former media owner jailed over Gülen...
Alaeddin Kaya, a 75-year-old former media owner jailed over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, faces a risk of stroke and should be...
3 die by suicide over depression caused by Turkey’s post-coup purge
Three people in Turkey died by suicide on the same day, reportedly as a result of depression caused by actions of the Turkish government,...
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