Lawyers tell ECtHR Turkey has kept Kavala jailed on same discredited evidence despite Strasbourg...
Lawyers for imprisoned Turkish businessman and civil society figure Osman Kavala told the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Wednesday that Turkey has...
Dozens of Kurds detained in home raids in 5 Turkish provinces
Dozens of Kurds have been detained in home raids across five Turkish provinces, Turkish Minute reported, citing the Mezopotamya news agency.
The detentions took place...
Turkey’s poverty threshold continues to rise in 2026
The monthly income needed for a family of four in Turkey to stay above the poverty line rose to 106,817 lira ($2,402) in March,...
Radical Islamist party calls for nationwide ban on public alcohol consumption in Turkey
A radical Islamist party in Turkey has expressed support for a recent ban on alcohol consumption in public places in İstanbul, saying that such...
Amnesty urges authorities to drop charges against LGBTQ+ activists
Amnesty International Turkey on Tuesday urged Turkish authorities to drop what it called unfounded charges against 11 people linked to an LGBTQ+ rights group,...
Opposition MP faces removal of parliamentary immunity due to criticism of Turkish military
A Turkish prosecutor has filed a summary of proceedings for an opposition lawmaker that may cause him to lose his parliamentary immunity, accusing him...
Top court overturns Karaca and others’ convictions in alleged plot against religious group
Turkey’s top appeals court has overturned the convictions of journalist Hidayet Karaca and several former police officials in a case related to an alleged...
Thousands of Syrians face return to earthquake zones as travel permits expired over the...
Syrian refugees who were registered in Turkey’s earthquake disaster zones now face the prospect of returning to the region despite unacceptable living conditions, the...
21 more detained in southern municipality in ongoing crackdown on main opposition party
Turkish authorities have detained 21 more people in the Manavgat district municipality in southern Turkey as part of a continuing crackdown targeting municipalities governed...
ECtHR faults Turkey for violating freedom of expression in terrorism, insult cases
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has faulted Turkey over the conviction of two individuals on charges of “disseminating propaganda for a terrorist...
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