Turkey condemns ‘unacceptable’ European award to Osman Kavala
Turkey on Monday slammed the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for awarding its top rights prize to jailed Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala, who...
Turkey’s media crackdown deepens with 13 journalist detentions in Q1, report finds
At least 13 journalists and one cartoonist were detained in Turkey in the first three months of 2026, according to a new report that...
Turkey sentences police officer to 6 years in prison for killing 12-year-old girl
A court in Diyarbakır has sentenced police officer Abdullah Ercan to six years, three months in prison over the 2015 killing of 12-year-old Helin...
Turkish union leader acquitted, released after 57 days in jail
A Turkish court on Tuesday acquitted labor union leader Mehmet Türkmen of spreading misleading information and ordered his release after 57 days in pretrial...
Lower court in Turkey refuses to release opposition MP from prison despite top court...
A high criminal court in İstanbul has failed to comply with a recent ruling from Turkey’s Constitutional Court, which found rights violations in the...
France, Turkey have Europe’s most overcrowded jails: report
France and Turkey have the highest levels of prison overcrowding among Council of Europe member states, with 131 inmates for every 100 places, Turkish...
Turkey says EU is ‘unjust and biased’ on membership bid
The European Commission’s annual report on Turkey’s long-stalled EU membership bid is “unjust and biased,” the Turkish foreign ministry said, Turkish Minute reported, citing Reuters.
The report by...
Turkey blocks 93 social media accounts for alleged ‘provocative’ posts after CHP court ruling
Turkish authorities have blocked access to 93 social media accounts accused of making “provocative” posts and attempting to create “social chaos” following a controversial...
Gaza vigil near Jewish hospital in İstanbul draws accusations of antisemitism
A vigil held by a group of doctors near the Balat Jewish Hospital in İstanbul for the victims of war in Gaza has drawn...
US congressional commission spotlights Turkey’s authoritarian rule and rights abuses
Turkey is moving toward full authoritarian rule as the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan intensifies its crackdown on political opposition, independent media, civil...
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