Jewish cemetery in İstanbul desecrated by vandals
Thirty-six headstones in a Jewish cemetery in İstanbul have been knocked over in the latest apparent vandalism of a Jewish burial ground in Turkey,...
Opposition MP files complaint against vice president for calling purge victims ‘terrorists’
An opposition deputy has filed a complaint against Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay, who recently called the victims of a massive purge of state...
Amnesty starts campaign calling on Turkish authorities to investigate enforced disappearance of purged civil...
Amnesty International issued an urgent call for action on Monday for the investigation of the suspected enforced disappearance of Hüseyin Galip Küçüközyiğit, a former...
Dock worker drowns after falling into water without life vest
A 20-year-old dock worker in Istanbul’s Tuzla dockyard, on Monday died after falling into the sea, once again raising concern over work-place safety in...
Former intel chief detained on Erdoğan insult charges due to criticism of Gaza policy
Turkish police on Thursday detained Sabri Uzun, the former head of the National Security Directorate’s intelligence department in Ankara, on accusations of insulting President...
European rights court president draws further ire by posing with members of Turkey’s ruling...
President of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) Róbert Ragnar Spanó drew further ire from human rights defenders and the Turkish opposition after...
Turkey’s main opposition leader slams EU, int’l community for silence on Erdoğan’s crackdown
Özgür Özel, Turkey’s main opposition leader, has sharply criticized the European Union and the international community for remaining silent in the face of what...
17 lawyers detained in İstanbul over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police have detained 17 lawyers in İstanbul due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement, Turkish Minute reported.
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s...
Lawyers in Turkey face harassment, mistreatment over their work, int’l delegation says
An international delegation comprising 27 bar associations, human rights organizations and legal groups from eight countries reported severe mistreatment of lawyers in Turkey, pointing...
Turkey jails another member of prominent Boydak family over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities have jailed Elif Boydak Bozdağ, another member of one of the country’s most prominent business families, after Turkey’s top appeals court upheld...
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