Journalist to spend several days in prison due to delay in paperwork
A Kurdish journalist will spend several days in jail until legal paperwork for his 11 month, 20 day prison sentence is completed by officials.
Journalist...
COMMENTARY – Fundamentals of the alliance between Turkey and the US undermined
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The fundamentals of the security cooperation between Turkey and the United States have been seriously challenged and undermined by the government of...
Erdoğan’s spokesman says Turkey’s state of emergency to be lifted on July 18
The state of emergency imposed by Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the wake of a controversial coup attempt on July...
Turkish police again detain dismissed academic Nuriye Gülmen
Turkish police on Friday again detained Nuriye Gülmen, a prominent academic who went on a hunger strike after being fired from her job by a...
17 int’l press freedom bodies write open letter to future Turkish president
Seventeen international organizations defending freedom of expression and the press published a joint letter on Wednesday on the Index of Censorship website addressing all...
Top court cancels regulation used to revoke passports of suspects’ spouses
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has abolished a controversial regulation that was used by Turkish authorities to revoke the passports of the spouses in some cases...
Ankara imposes 15-day protest ban as workers, veterans press rights claims
The Ankara Governor’s Office has imposed a 15-day ban on demonstrations and public gatherings across the Turkish capital as mine workers, veterans and relatives...
Bursa mayor Altepe resigns, Ankara mayor Gökçek says to resign under Erdoğan pressure
Recep Altepe, the mayor of the northwestern province of Bursa from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), announced his resignation on Monday. According to a...
ECtHR to announce judgment on missing Yusuf Bilge Tunç: sister
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will announce its judgment in the case of Yusuf Bilge Tunç, who went missing 30 months ago...
Alevi houses marked with red paint sparks fear among residents
A number of Alevi residences were marked with red paint in Turkey's northwestern Yalova province, bringing back memories of violence against the community in...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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The May 2023 re-election of...