Prominent human rights activist acquitted in notorious ‘Büyükada Trials,’ marking the end of a...
Taner Kılıç, a human rights activist and the final defendant in the so-called “Büyükada Trials,” was acquitted on Tuesday, marking the end of a...
Turkish judge accuses colleague of covering up migrant child’s murder by border guard
A judge in Turkey’s southern Hatay province has accused a fellow judge of covering up the 2017 murder of a migrant child by a...
Erdoğan slams Turkey’s top business association after rare criticism of government
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday delivered a scathing attack on the Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen’s Association (TÜSİAD), accusing the country’s most influential...
Judge faces investigation for ordering release of celebrity manager
The Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK), Turkey’s top judicial board, has launched an investigation into Judge Fatih Kapan over his order to release...
3 defendants released, 2 remain jailed in trial of high school girls on terrorism...
A Turkish court has ruled to release three defendants while ordering the continued detention of two others in the ongoing trial of 41 people,...
UN rapporteurs criticize Turkey’s revived ‘agents of influence’ bill
United Nations rapporteurs have expressed serious concerns over the Turkish government’s reintroduction to parliament of the controversial “agents of influence” bill, warning it could...
Top rights court finds violations of European convention in 92 percent of rulings on...
Turkey has once again found itself among the countries with the most human rights violations in Europe, according to the European Court of Human...
Ethnic groups in Turkey advocate for education in mother tongue: survey
An overwhelming majority of people from various ethnic communities in Turkey are calling for the right to education in their native language, according to...
Turkey detains 400, including 55 minors, in protests over Kurdish mayor’s removal
Turkish authorities have since Saturday detained nearly 400 people, including 55 minors, protesting the removal of Van Municipality mayor Abdullah Zeydan, the Artı Gerçek...
Pro-Kurdish and socialist politicians, journalists among 52 detained on accusations of terrorism
Turkish authorities detained 52 people, including politicians, journalists and artists, in early morning raids across 10 provinces on Tuesday as part of an investigation...
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