Turkish opposition calls for no-buy day over jailed students
The leader of Turkey’s main opposition party has called for a nationwide boycott on Wednesday to protest the detention of university students arrested for...
Human rights watchdogs call for the immediate release of Osman Kavala
Three human rights organizations urged the immediate release of Osman Kavala, a Turkish businessman and rights defender, in a third-party intervention with the European...
UN rapporteurs raise concerns over Turkey’s use of terrorism laws against rights defenders
United Nations special rapporteurs have raised serious concerns about Turkey’s use of counterterrorism laws to judicially harass and criminalize human rights defenders and lawyers,...
Turkey prohibits Syrians from going home to see family for Eid
Turkey has prohibited Syrian refugees in the country from visiting family in northern Syria for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr, Turkish Minute reported, citing Voice...
Most applicants sought right to a fair trial at top court in 2021, chief...
More than 73 percent of the people who applied to Turkey’s Constitutional Court in 2021 claiming they had been subjected to rights violations sought...
Ex-mayor among 8 detained in latest operation targeting main opposition party’s officials
Turkish authorities have detained a former mayor and seven others in a corruption investigation, marking the latest in a series of operations targeting local...
Two Iranians extradited by Turkey in defiance of international law face execution
An Iranian court on Tuesday upheld the death sentences of Saeed Tamjidi (27) and Mohammad Rajabi (25), two Iranian nationals who sought asylum in...
Turkish journalist detained over report on sexual abuse of children
Turkish journalist Mehmet Andaç has been detained in the northwestern province of Çanakkale over a report on allegations that a businessman sexually abused two...
University suspends academic for exam question on presidential system in Turkey and its impact...
A law professor at a university in the central Turkish province of Eskişehir was suspended for three months for asking a question in an...
German gov’t contacted Kyrgyzstan about missing educator: report
An official from the German Foreign Ministry has revealed that the federal government contacted Kyrgyz authorities earlier this month regarding the situation of a...
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