Protestant churches in Turkey highlight rising rights violations
The Association of Protestant Churches in Turkey has released its "2023 Rights Violations Monitoring Report," highlighting increasing challenges and rights violations faced by the...
22 hospitals in Turkey, Syria damaged by devastating quakes: WHO
A total of 22 hospitals in Turkey and Syria were damaged by devastating earthquakes on February 6, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO)...
21 journalists detained in southeastern Turkey’s Diyarbakır province
Turkish authorities on Wednesday detained 21 journalists in southeastern Turkey's Diyarbakır province, Turkish media reported.
The detained journalists worked for pro-Kurdish news outlets JinNews and...
Passport refusal reveals travel ban on fallen officer imposed 9 years after his death
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Stockholm Center for Freedom joins the Alliance Against Genocide
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The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) announced today that it has joined the Alliance Against Genocide, an international coalition dedicated to creating the...
Man abducted from Tajikistan faces risk of torture, Turkish MP says
Opposition deputy and leading rights advocate Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu expressed concern on Wednesday that Koray Vural, a businessman who is believed to have been...
Ailing 83-year-old prisoner, not released despite serious health problems, put in intensive care
Mehmet Emin Özkan, an 83-year-old inmate who was not released by authorities despite suffering from severe health problems, was hospitalized on Tuesday night after...
3 journalists detained in Ankara for protesting arrest of 16 colleagues
Turkish police have detained three journalists for attending a demonstration protesting the arrest of 16 of their colleagues on charges of membership in a...
Gülen followers investigated for applying to become election observers in 2015
Real and alleged followers of the faith-based Gülen movement, who have been facing a wide range of charges for several years, are this time...
Mother, son demanding justice in political murder case fined for hanging banner
Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar, who have been protesting in front of the Şanlıurfa Courthouse in southeastern Turkey to seek justice for...
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