Boy’s health worsens since his mother was arrested a year ago
The health of a 9-year-old autistic child has deteriorated significantly over the past year since both his parents are in prison over their alleged...
Turkish court’s removal of CHP leadership draws international backlash
International criticism has been mounting since a Turkish appeals court annulled the 2023 congress of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), removing party leader Özgür...
Turkey blocks X accounts of left-wing opposition parties, veteran party leader
Turkish authorities on Tuesday blocked access in Turkey to the X accounts of several left-wing opposition parties, a party-affiliated youth group and an opposition...
Top European court faults Turkey over detention of 2 Kurdish politicians
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the rights of prominent Kurdish politicians Gültan Kışanak and Sebahat Tuncel in their 2016...
Asylum seekers fear Iran’s long arm in Turkey: report
Iranian authorities have been intimidating and targeting Iranian asylum seekers in Turkey, who are becoming increasingly concerned about their safety, The New York Times...
Azerbaijani student detained in Turkey over university protest, faces deportation
Nanaxaanım Babazade, an Azerbaijani graduate student, was transferred to a repatriation center in Çatalca, İstanbul, after taking part in a student protest against rising...
Turkey sees surge in young victims and suspects as protection gaps widen, report finds
More minors are coming into contact with the justice system, either as victims or as suspects, while shortcomings in child protection mechanisms leave them...
INTERPOL denied Turkey’s 2014 Red Notice request for Gülen: former official
A former police chief who served for six years as head of the Turkish Police Department’s INTERPOL branch said in an interview with the...
Main opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu vows to reinstate Istanbul Convention
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has pledged to reinstate the Istanbul Convention, an international treaty to combat violence against women,...
Counterterrorism measures increasingly diverging from human rights standards, UN special rapporteur warns
Efforts to improve counterterrorism measures around the world are damaging human rights and the rule of law, a UN expert told the UN General...
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