Rights groups launch campaign, call for release of doctor and human rights activist Fincancı
International rights groups have launched campaigns and called for the immediate release of doctors union chair Şebnem Korur Fincancı, who was arrested in Turkey...
Pro-Kurdish lawmaker says police illegally searched her İstanbul residence
Police forced their way into the İstanbul home of Çiçek Otlu, a deputy from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) in...
EU urged to probe arrests of Turkish trade unionists, rights violations
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) has urged the European Commission to investigate recent arrests and detentions of workers’ representatives in Turkey, raising serious...
25 more arrested, acting mayor investigated in widening corruption probe linked to İmamoğlu
An İstanbul court has ordered the arrest of 25 more people and launched an investigation into İstanbul’s acting mayor as part of an expanding...
Erdoğan reverses order to close liberal İstanbul university after protests
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday reversed his decision to close a liberal private university in İstanbul after protests by students and faculty...
Turkish police threaten Uyghurs protesting outside Chinese Consulate with detention and deportation
Police on Wednesday threatened Uyghurs outside the Chinese Consulate in Istanbul who were protesting the death of innocent Uyghurs in a fire in Urumqi,...
UN committee raises concerns over continued allegations of torture in Turkey
The UN Committee Against Torture on Friday published its findings on several countries which were reviewed in its latest session, expressing alarm at allegations...
Turkish government to build 36 new prisons in next four years
The Turkish government has allocated 8.7 billion lira (564 million euros) for the construction of 36 new prisons in the next four years, which...
Human Rights Watch urges Turkey to halt deportation of Turkmen activist
Human Rights Watch has called on Turkish authorities to immediately release Turkmen activist Umidajan Bekchanova, who is currently detained in İstanbul and faces deportation...
Opposition DEVA Party founder detained on ‘political espionage’ charges
Metin Gürcan, a founding member of the opposition Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA), was detained in a police raid on his house on Friday...
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