Erdoğan accuses Greek PM of ‘lies’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday accused the Greek prime minister of telling “lies” after Athens accused Ankara of “instrumentalizing migration,” Agence France-Presse...
I was used as a bargaining chip, pastor Brunson says
Andrew Brunson, an American pastor who was jailed for two years in Turkey before he was released in 2018, has said that Turkey used...
Critics slam authorities for putting 2 student protestors in solitary cells
Critics have slammed Turkish authorities for putting two Boğaziçi University students who were arrested for taking part in protests in one-person cells, Deutsche Welle...
Jailed Kurdish leader’s wife sentenced to prison for ‘counterfactual’ health report
Başak Demirtaş, the wife of jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş, has been handed down a prison sentence of two-and-a-half years for “obtaining a health...
Critically ill woman remains in prison despite second hospital report recommending her release
Critically ill Ayşe Özdoğan, 34, who suffers from a rare form of cancer, remains in prison despite a health report from Akdeniz University Hospital...
UN rights chief calls on parties to resolve migrant crisis on Belarus-Poland border
UN Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet has called on Belarus and Poland to resolve the migrant crisis on their border, where large numbers...
Turkey among low performing countries on climate change index
Turkey has again been ranked as a low performing country on climate change, in 42nd place among 64 countries, in the Climate Change Performance Index...
Bar associations call on Erdoğan to stop targeting Istanbul Convention
In a joint statement on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s latest remarks regarding the Istanbul Convention, eight of Turkey’s bar associations have urged him to...
New Netflix series sheds light on social and political pressures on Turkey’s minorities
By Dr. Merve Reyhan Kayıkcı
"The Club," a new Turkish series that was released last Friday on Netflix, sheds light on the social and political...
CHP deputy targeted by pro-gov’t media for standing with dismissed cadets
Jale Nur Süllü, a deputy from Turkey’s Republican People's Party (CHP), was targeted last week by pro-government media for standing with cadets who were...
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