Turkey summons Swedish diplomat over ‘terrorism propaganda’
Sweden’s charge d’affaires in Turkey was summoned at the weekend to explain the use of what Ankara alleges is “terrorist propaganda” in support of...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 112, detains 45 people over JWF links
Turkish government, under the rule of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has issued detention warrants for 112 people over the links to the Journalists...
Turkish police detain unspecified number of pro-Kurdish HDP politicians
Turkish police detained an unspecified number of politicians from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in eastern Kars province on Friday.
According to a report...
US-based human rights foundation awards Enes Kanter Freedom human rights prize
The US-based Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice on Tuesday announced they would honor activist and former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom with...
Former Zaman columnist Ünal faces 2 consecutive life sentences in Turkey
Ali Ünal, a 62-year-old journalist and writer who used to write columns for the government-closed Zaman newspaper, faces 2 aggravated life sentences and additional...
UN experts raise concern over Turkey’s prosecution of LGBTQ+ activist
United Nations special rapporteurs have raised serious concerns over the arrest and prosecution of Enes Hocaoğulları, a 23-year-old LGBTQ+ activist and Turkey’s youth delegate...
Report claims PKK militant captured alive, tortured and executed by Turkish soldiers
Pro-Kurdish media outlets have claimed that a militant from the ranks of the outlawed armed Peoples’ Defence Forces (HPG), which is an offspring of the...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says he laughed at ICC extradition demand for al-Bashir
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he laughed at an International Criminal Court (ICC) demand for the extradition of Sudanese President Omar...
Turkey had highest number of new applications in 2025 at European human rights court
Turkey had the highest number of new applications filed at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in 2025, according to data from an...
Appeals court upholds imprisonment of peace petition signatory academic
The İstanbul Regional Appeals Court on Sunday upheld the prison sentence of Professor Zübeyde Füsun Üstel, who signed a peace petition along with 1,128...
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