EP rapporteur voices concern over jailed Istanbul municipality executive’s strip-search allegations
The European Parliament's Turkey rapporteur, Nacho Sánchez Amor, has expressed deep concern over allegations made in court by a jailed executive at an Istanbul...
Iranian seasonal workers in Turkey allegedly beaten after demanding unpaid wages
Thirty Iranian seasonal workers, including women, were allegedly beaten in Turkey’s northeastern Rize province after demanding unpaid wages, the Birgün daily reported, citing the...
Allies of ousted CHP leader quit Party Council in bid to force extraordinary congress
The resignations mark a new effort by Özel’s supporters to reclaim control of Turkey’s largest opposition party through an internal vote, after a controversial...
Turkish MP alleges lawyer access denied to 40 students detained in Gülen-linked probe
A Turkish opposition lawmaker alleged Tuesday that dozens of university students detained in a nationwide investigation targeting an alleged network linked to the Gülen...
İzmir Bar Association leaders face probe after reporting alleged rights abuses
Turkish authorities have authorized an investigation into İzmir Bar Association President Sefa Yılmaz and board members over human rights reports prepared by the bar...
Turkey tops ECtHR docket with 23,050 pending applications
Turkey accounted for 40.6 percent of all applications pending before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) at the end of May, with 23,050...
Top European court faults Turkey over detention of 2 Kurdish politicians
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the rights of prominent Kurdish politicians Gültan Kışanak and Sebahat Tuncel in their 2016...
Turkish teacher’s death raises questions over response to abuse complaints
A 24-year-old teacher in eastern Turkey who repeatedly alleged that education authorities failed to act on her complaints of physical abuse, workplace harassment and...
Wife of Turkish teacher dismissed over alleged Gülen links dies while saving children from...
The wife of a former teacher dismissed by an emergency decree over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement died on Saturday while trying...
Jailed opposition mayor of Turkey’s fourth-largest city faces 402 years in prison
Turkish prosecutors are seeking a sentence of up to 402 years for the jailed mayor of Bursa, Turkey’s fourth-largest city, in an indictment accusing...
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