Turkish police officer fired over alleged Gülen links critically injured in workplace accident
A former police officer dismissed by an emergency decree over alleged links to faith-based Gülen movement has been in intensive care for two months...
Doctor warns of risk of stroke for 75-year-old former media owner jailed over Gülen...
Alaeddin Kaya, a 75-year-old former media owner jailed over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, faces a risk of stroke and should be...
Turkish court keeps veteran journalist Fatih Altaylı in jail
A Turkish court on Thursday ordered veteran journalist Fatih Altaylı to remain in jail more than 100 days after his arrest on charges of...
20 women killed by men, 22 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...
Twenty women were murdered by men in Turkey in September and another 22 died under suspicious circumstances, the We Will Stop Femicide Platform reported.
Of the...
Turkish singer Mabel Matiz faces up to 3 years in prison over ‘obscene’ song...
Turkish prosecutors have filed an indictment seeking a prison sentence of up to three years for pop singer and songwriter Mabel Matiz on charges...
Pro-Kurdish party urges Turkish gov’t to free former leaders Demirtaş, Yüksekdağ after CoE ruling
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) has called on the government to immediately release prominent Kurdish politicians Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen...
Jailed Turkish journalist keeps reporting while awaiting trial
Journalist Fatih Altaylı continues to deliver political news and commentary from prison through his YouTube program, reflecting the tightening constraints on press freedom and...
Poverty and inequality threaten children’s right to education in Turkey, association warns
Turkey’s deepening economic crisis is pushing children out of school, while structural problems in the education system threaten their right to education, the İstanbul-based...
Turkey indicts TV station owner in money-laundering case amid broader media crackdown
Turkish prosecutors have filed an indictment against the owner of Flash TV, a privately owned broadcaster long seen as critical of the government, in...
Turkish journalist Karabay acquitted of some charges but will remain in prison
A Turkish court on Thursday acquitted journalist Furkan Karabay of spreading disinformation and targeting public officials involved in counterterrorism efforts but convicted him of...
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Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions.
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