Turkish soldiers allegedly torture two Iranian men at border post, killing one
Two Iranian smugglers were allegedly subjected to abuse and torture at an army post on the Iranian border in the Turkish province of Van,...
Third CHP mayor in İstanbul arrested, removed from office
Turkey’s Interior Ministry has removed another opposition party mayor in İstanbul from office following his arrest as part of a bid-rigging investigation, Turkish Minute...
Far-right leader accuses medical union of being ‘separatist’ amid healthcare workers’ strike
Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and an ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has accused the Turkish Medical Association...
Wife of jailed former officer says husband can barely see or move, requests his...
The wife of a former staff colonel who was convicted on coup charges said her husband's heath had deteriorated to the point where he...
Turkey ranked 116th among 140 countries in global rule of law index
Turkey was ranked 116th among 140 countries in the rule of law index published by the World Justice Project (WJP) on Wednesday, Turkish Minute reported.
Turkey ranked...
Jailed Kurdish leader refuses prison visits due to ‘humiliating’ body search: lawyer
Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been in prison for almost eight years, is refusing to see visitors because of a new requirement that...
COMMENTARY Erdoğan’s war on books and publishing houses
Abdullah Bozkurt
The untold part of the story about the
unprecedented attack on freedom of the press in Turkey is the toll the
crackdown, launched by the...
Situation of Turkey’s Alevi community getting worse under Erdoğan leadership: US religious freedom commission
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) pointed out that discrimination against the Alevi community in Turkey is rampant and pervasive and...
Turkish gov’t detains at least 40 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained at least 40 people on Thursday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of the Gülen...
Abusive men granted impunity by Turkish judiciary, say rights activists
Women’s rights activists in Turkey have said the judiciary often protects perpetrators of gender-based violence and femicide by granting them impunity, the Birgün daily reported.
In...
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The May 2023 re-election of...