Turkey detains 170 people over Kurdish Nevruz celebrations
Turkish police detained 170 people in raids linked to Nevruz celebrations over the past week as part of Ankara’s continued crackdown on Kurdish political...
Court drops cases against officials in Turkey’s deadliest mining disaster due to statute of...
An appeals court in Turkey has ruled that cases against public officials over the country’s deadliest mining disaster in 2014 must be dropped due...
Critically ill Kurdish prisoner dies after repeated pleas for sentence suspension
Mehmet Edip Taşar, a critically ill, 70-year-old Kurdish prisoner, died in a hospital on Tuesday after authorities repeatedly denied his release despite his worsening...
Turkish court orders arrest of journalist on disinformation charges
A Turkish court on Sunday ordered the arrest of journalist İsmail Arı of the BirGün daily on charges of “publicly disseminating misleading information,” Turkish...
Rights groups tell top European court Kavala case reflects political capture of Turkey’s judiciary
Three rights groups told the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ahead of a Wednesday hearing that imprisoned Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala’s case shows how the...
Nearly 900 children under 6 live in Turkish prisons as overcrowding exceeds 108,000 inmates
A recent report by the Civil Society in the Penal System (CİSST) has revealed a growing number of children living behind bars with their mothers, while...
Turkey has investigated at least 70 journalists under controversial ‘disinformation law’ since 2022
Turkish authorities have investigated at least 70 journalists under a controversial “disinformation law” since 2022, among whom 15 were detained, four were arrested and...
555 workers killed in occupational accidents in Gaziantep in 13 years: İSİG
At least 555 workers have died in occupational accidents in Gaziantep province since 2013, according to a new report by the Health and Safety...
Turkey’s ruling party to tighten control over opposition-run municipalities
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is preparing what the pro-government media describe as a new reform package that would tighten financial and...
DEM Party calls for legal steps, official status for Öcalan during Nevruz celebrations
Senior figures from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) over the weekend called for concrete legal steps to advance a renewed...
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