Fugitive defendant in 2015 Ankara bombings arrested, released in 2014 despite ISIL execution video
Crucial evidence has emerged in the ongoing trial related to the 2015 Ankara bombings that killed 103 people and injured more than 500, revealing...
Amnesty Int’l Turkey fires 8 employees after withdrawing from collective bargaining talks
The Turkey branch of the London-based Amnesty International has fired eight of its 24 employees after the failure of collective bargaining talks with a...
Lawyer shot dead by Turkish border guards while fleeing Syria: SOHR
A lawyer died of his injuries after being shot by Turkish border guards while trying to cross into Turkey from Syria via the northwestern...
Jailed businessman Kavala on shortlist for Václav Havel Human Rights Prize
Prominent businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala, who has been jailed in Turkey on politically motivated charges since 2017, has been nominated for the Václav...
Erdoğan pardons participant in 1993 Sivas massacre for reasons of health
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has used his presidential power to pardon a man who was given an aggravated life sentence for his role...
EU tells Turkey to address democracy before membership
The European Union’s enlargement commissioner told Turkey on Wednesday to address issues around democracy and the rule of law if it wants to boost...
Writer imprisoned in Turkey not given food or water for 2 days
Celalettin Can, a writer incarcerated in an İstanbul prison, was not given food or water for two days, the Evrensel newspaper reported on Tuesday.
The...
31 women in Turkey fell victim to femicide in August
Thirty-one women were murdered by men in Turkey in August, while 20 died under suspicious circumstances, according to data from the Bianet news website.
Among the...
No demotion for Turkish prosecutor under investigation for misconduct
Turkey’s Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has failed to demote a prosecutor who is under investigation for his alleged links to a criminal...
Rights organization condemns Turkey’s Sept. 6-7 pogrom on its 68th anniversary
Turkey’s Human Rights Association (İHD) has issued a statement condemning a pogrom that took place September 6-7, 1955, one of the largest attacks against minorities in...
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