Popular Turkish street interviewer arrested after alleged attempt to flee Turkey
Popular Turkish street interviewer Arif Kocabıyık, who was barred from leaving the country while standing trial on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...
Education should focus on instilling religious values, not knowledge, says former chief of Turkish...
Former chief of Turkish General Staff Hulusi Akar sparked criticism after saying that the purpose of education is to instill a fear of God...
Mother and daughter allegedly subjected to strip-search in Amasya prison while visiting family member
The mother of an underage girl said she and her daughter were subjected to a strip-search on Friday while visiting her husband in Amasya...
ECtHR requests Turkey’s defense in case of prosecutors jailed due to MİT trucks probe
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has requested a statement from Turkey regarding the case of four prosecutors who were given lengthy jail...
Teacher dismissed and convicted over Gülen links dies of brain hemorrhage
Hatice Kahraman, a 40-year-old former teacher who was dismissed from her job by a government decree as part of purges that followed a 2016...
Turkish police continue to detain people for singing Kurdish songs
Turkish police have detained five people for singing Kurdish-language songs at a wedding in the central province of Osmaniye, the Yeni Yaşam news website reported on...
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,...
Former governor jailed after top Turkish appeals court upholds conviction over alleged Gülen links
A 76-year-old former Turkish governor has been sent to prison after the Supreme Court of Appeals upheld his sentence in a retrial on terrorism...
İstanbul authorities cancel metal band concerts and ban events at major venue
Concerts by two metal bands due to be held at a major performance venue in İstanbul were canceled on Monday after local authorities imposed...
Syrian refugee’s health in peril due to bureaucratic barriers in Turkey
A Syrian refugee in Turkey was temporarily denied critical HIV treatment due to bureaucratic hurdles, sparking concerns about human rights violations and public health...
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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