Turkish women stage sit-in for reinstatement of Istanbul Convention
Dozens of women gathered in central Taksim Square in İstanbul on Monday to stage a protest against Turkey’s withdrawal from an international convention to...
18,165 babies born to underage mothers in Turkey in last 20 years: report
A recent report revealed that in the last two decades 18,165 babies were born to underage mothers in Turkey.
The report was drafted by Republican...
Boğaziçi University retaliates against graduate over gov’t-appointed rector protest
A graduate of Istanbul's prestigious Boğaziçi University had his master's program acceptance revoked and was banned from campus after protesting the university's government-appointed rector...
Int’l tribunal refuses to award damages to Turkish businessman over confiscation of companies
Turkish businessman Hamdi Akın İpek has lost a legal claim of $7 billion in damages he filed against the Turkish government at the World...
HDP lawmakers submit parliamentary question about pregnant women in Turkish prisons
Lawmakers from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) submitted a parliamentary question addressing the justice minister concerning pregnant women in Turkish prisons, the Bold Medya...
Turkish police detain 6 more people linked to Antalya municipality in crackdown on opposition
Turkish police on Tuesday detained six people in a morning raid on an association linked to the opposition-run Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, the latest move...
Women’s Rights in Turkey: 2022 in Review
The increase in rights violations against women in Turkey continued in 2022, with a rising number of femicide cases, bans on events organized by...
Prosecutors split over journalist’s investigative report, raising questions about political influence in Turkey’s judiciary
Turkish prosecutors have reached opposing decisions over the same investigative report on corruption, with İstanbul indicting journalist İsmail Arı on insult and defamation charges...
European Parliament subcommittee hears findings of Turkey Tribunal
The European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights on Monday heard Johan Vande Lanotte, a professor of law at the University of Ghent, present the...
HRW: Terrorism trials in Turkey lack compelling evidence
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released on Thursday that many terrorism trials in Turkey lack compelling evidence of criminal activity or...
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