2 men beaten by police who raided the wrong house
Two men were beaten by narcotics police in Mersin province who allegedly raided their house by mistake, Mezopotamya news agency reported on Thursday.
İsmail and...
New EU asylum rules could make it harder for Turkish applicants to win protection...
Turkish citizens seeking asylum in Europe may face tougher odds under new European Union migration rules that took effect Friday, even as Turkey continues...
Ex-spy chief reveals messaging data that served as grounds for mass arrests was obtained...
Hakan Fidan, Turkey’s former intelligence chief and current foreign minister, revealed in an interview on Monday that controversial data from the ByLock messaging app...
Turkish gov’t detained 786 people for opposing Afrin operation so far
Turkish government has detained at least 786 people over their critical stance against Turkish military operation in Afrin region of northern Syria so far,...
Ailing vegetarian inmate given disciplinary punishment for storing olives
Kübra Demir, an ailing vegetarian inmate in eastern Turkey who has been behind bars for three years on conviction of membership in the faith-based...
European Court of Auditors doubts all EU funds reach refugees in Turkey
EU funding has helped refugees in Turkey, but Ankara’s refusal to reveal their names raises doubts about whether the money is reaching all who...
Turkish gov’t decides to extend rule of emergency for another three months
Turkish government has decided to extend the rule of emergency (OHAL) for the sixth time for an additional three months following an advisory decision...
CPJ calls on Turkey to stop prosecuting journalists covering Kurdish issues, release jailed members...
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Turkey to immediately release all imprisoned members of the press and stop prosecuting journalists who cover Kurdish issues.
The Diyarbakır...
Young epileptic dies of heart attack in Turkish prison
Rıdvan Barış, an 18-year-old inmate in Turkey’s East, on Sunday died of a heart attack, allegedly to the disinterest of prison staff, according to...
Opposition deputy takes deportation of Iranian asylum seekers to parliament
Gülistan Kılıç Koçyiğit, a deputy from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), has submitted a parliamentary question about Turkish authorities' decision to deport four Iranian...
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