Turkey arrests 2 union leaders over social media posts as miners protest unpaid wages
A Turkish court on Wednesday arrested two union leaders campaigning for miners seeking unpaid wages, citing social media posts as the basis for accusations...
Killing of Syrian worker and teenager in Turkey revive fears among refugees
Two Syrians, one of them a 14-year-old boy, were killed in separate attacks in southern Turkey within days of each other, prompting Syrian rights...
Kavala says Turkey must comply with European court ruling ordering his release
Jailed businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala said on Thursday that Turkey’s compliance with a recent judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ordering his...
Turkish prosecutors investigate British economist over remarks linking Erdoğan to ‘sociopathic leaders’
Turkish prosecutors on Thursday opened a criminal investigation into British economist Timothy Ash for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after he referred to...
Turkish lawmaker documents 73 alleged abductions, disappearances since 2015
A Turkish opposition lawmaker has documented 73 alleged abductions and disappearances since 2015, including people who remain missing years later and others who resurfaced...
Turkish police detain union leaders as miners protest unpaid wages
Turkish police detained two union officials and two miners during a Tuesday protest outside the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry over unpaid wages and...
Erdoğan adviser signals possible break with European rights system after Kavala ruling
A senior adviser to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has suggested that Turkey could reconsider its participation in the European human rights system after...
Retired Turkish admiral faces up to 6 years over 2023 remarks on change of...
Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to six years for retired rear admiral Türker Ertürk over remarks he made before the...
Turkey opens murder probe involving Süleymanlılar leader as 10 more jailed
Turkish prosecutors have opened a murder investigation into the 2016 death of a religious group leader, naming his successor Alihan Kuriş among several...
Rights defenders, politicians call for Kavala’s release after ECtHR faults Turkey over his conviction
Rights groups, opposition politicians and legal scholars on Tuesday called for the release of philanthropist and businessman Osman Kavala after Europe’s human rights court...
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