Turkish gov’t investigates 203,518 people over links to Gülen movement thus far
Turkish prosecutors have investigated 203,518 people as part of Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement in...
Women, girls cannot access essential services, vital items in quake-hit Turkish provinces: UN Women
UN Women said in an assessment report that Turkish women and girls have faced particular challenges in term of access to essential services and...
More than 349,000 websites banned in Turkey in last 5 years
A total of 349,763 websites were banned in Turkey between 2016 and 2020, according to the 2020 annual report of the Freedom of Expression...
Over 190,000 sexual offense cases were investigated in Turkey in 2023
Turkey's chief public prosecutors opened a total of 193,212 sexual offense investigations in 2023, according to the Judicial Statistics 2023 report from the Ministry...
Turkish prosecutors seek prison terms for 17 for protesting death of minors in state-run...
Turkish prosecutors have sought multi-year prison sentences for 17 opposition party members accused of protesting the deaths of minors in a state-run vocational training...
Amnesty issues urgent action appeal for release of human rights defender from pretrial detention
Amnesty International has called for the immediate release of prominent human rights activist Nimet Tanrıkulu from a prison in Ankara where she has been held in...
Turkey holds 235 journalists in prisons on eve of World Press Freedom Day
In the days leading up the World Press Freedom Day, Turkey stands out from the crowd by a distant margin by holding a record...
145 workers died in occupation-related accidents in Turkey in March: report
A total of 121 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in March, according to a monthly report prepared by the Health and Safety Labor Watch...
HDP’s Demirtaş: My candidacy from prison a shame for Turkish politics and AKP
“My candidacy from prison is a shame for the political landscape in Turkey and the Justice and Development Party government," said Selahattin Demirtaş,...
EU rapporteur slams ‘absurd’ sentence for prominent Turkish journalist as press groups urge release
European Parliament Turkey rapporteur Nacho Sanchez Amor on Wednesday condemned Turkey for sentencing journalist Fatih Altaylı to over four years in prison, with press...
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