US religious freedom commission urges State Department to place Turkey on watch list over...
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Thursday urged the State Department to put Turkey on its special watch list, citing...
Youth leader of Turkey’s main opposition faces probe over İmamoğlu banner
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a local youth leader from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) over a banner featuring jailed...
Turkish court rejects lifting travel ban on jailed Mayor İmamoğlu’s son to attend scientific...
A Turkish court has rejected a request to temporarily lift an international travel ban on the son of jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, preventing...
Turkish MP alleges abuse of minors detained over protests against Syrian offensive in Kurdish...
A pro-Kurdish opposition lawmaker on Friday accused Turkish authorities of subjecting minors to strip-searches, physical violence and coercive interrogations after they were detained and...
Press freedom groups demand release of 3 journalists in Turkey
Ten press freedom organizations on Thursday called for the immediate and unconditional release of three journalists arrested in Turkey earlier this month as part...
Turkey has displayed ‘fully authoritarian backsliding’ rather than membership progress, EU rapporteur says
Nacho Sanchez Amor, the European Parliament’s Turkey rapporteur, said Wednesday that what Turkey has demonstrated rather than progress in its EU membership bid is...
Uyghur man detained in Turkey faces possible deportation to China
A Uyghur man with a long-term residence permit in Turkey faces possible deportation to China after being detained by Turkish security forces, raising concerns...
Turkish court acquits mayor months after defection to ruling AKP
A Turkish court on Wednesday acquitted Aydın Mayor Özlem Çerçioğlu of bid-rigging charges, six months after she defected from the main opposition to the...
Turkish broadcaster faces backlash over segment targeting Jewish creator behind major children’s YouTube channels
A Turkish broadcaster is facing backlash after airing a segment that invoked an antisemitic trope to depict the Jewish founder of several major children’s...
160 Turkish groups oppose reported anti-LGBTQ+ bill
A coalition of 160 civil society organizations in Turkey on Tuesday condemned the government’s plans for a new bill that would impose prison sentences...
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