Turkey’s religious authority ignores court ruling, re-sanctions imam for refusing to take congregation to...
Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) has sanctioned an imam again for refusing to bring his congregation to a 2023 rally for President Recep...
Turkish draft law risks criminalizing LGBTI people, Amnesty warns
Amnesty International on Thursday called on the Turkish government to withdraw a draft law that would introduce prison sentences for LGBTI people and their...
Öcalan urges Turkey to implement ‘right to hope,’ calling it vital for thousands of...
Abdullah Öcalan, jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has called on the Turkish government to adopt the “right to hope,” a...
Turkish prosecutor rejects general’s complaint of torture despite evidence aired publicly
A Turkish prosecutor has rejected a complaint alleging torture filed by a former lieutenant general who is serving an aggravated life sentence over a...
Turkey’s top court limits Erdoğan’s economic powers in ruling, citing violation of constitutional rights
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has annulled a legal provision granting the president sweeping authority to make decisions that directly affect major economic activities, ruling that...
Turkey jails elderly man with dementia as deaths mount among Gülen-linked inmates
Turkish authorities on Wednesday imprisoned a 76-year-old man suffering from paralysis and dementia over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, amid a growing...
AKP, MHP reject motion to investigate suspicious death of female student in eastern Turkey
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its far-right ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), on Wednesday rejected a parliamentary motion to investigate...
Iranian Kurdish dissident in İstanbul dies from gunshot wounds: reports
An Iranian Kurdish dissident has died after being shot while walking home in İstanbul, Turkish media reported on Wednesday, in what rights groups described...
Purge victim jailed over alleged Gülen links dies of heart attack
Ender Gökmen, a former teacher imprisoned over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, died of a heart attack on Tuesday in the eastern...
Prosecutors seek prison sentence for acting İstanbul mayor over courthouse incident
An indictment has been filed against Nuri Aslan, the acting mayor of İstanbul, on charges of “attempting to prevent the performance of duty,” for...
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