Brother of young woman found dead in AKP deputy’s home demands justice
The brother of Nadira Kadirova, a young woman from Uzbekistan who was found dead in the home of ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)...
Strange case of Amnesty’s Kılıç: Turkish prosecutor could find no crime, court could not...
Taner Kılıç (49) is a Turkish human rights advocate and one of the founders of Amnesty International's (AI) Turkey branch. He has served as...
Justice minister defends identity verification plan, says social media ‘not a space of freedom’
Turkey’s justice minister has defended plans for sweeping new social media regulations, saying online platforms are “not a space of freedom” and confirming that...
Turkey leads the world in legal harassment of women journalists
Turkey has the highest rate of legal harassment of women journalists in the world and ranks second in the number of women journalists imprisoned,...
Turkish Interior minister claims number of femicides declined in first quarter of 2021
As Turkey receives growing criticism for withdrawing from an international treaty to combat domestic violence, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has claimed the number of...
Turkish actress Berna Laçin investigated over tweet on rapes in Saudi Arabia
The Anadolu Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in İstanbul on Wednesday launched an investigation into renowned Turkish actress Berna Laçin, who voiced opposition to the...
Thousands march in İstanbul for Women’s Day despite ban
Thousands of women marched through İstanbul to mark International Women’s Day late Sunday, defying a ban on demonstrations, with the rally taking place without...
Turkey’s Antioch rises from the ruins, stone by stone
The old priest painted a warning on the cracked walls of his shack: “Twelve children were born here! Don’t touch this house.”
Vahit Baklacı, 82,...
Former judge jailed on Gülen links dies from cancer shortly after release
Former judge Alparslan Güngör, who was imprisoned for three years on alleged Gülen links and diagnosed with stage four lung cancer shortly after his...
Zaman columnist Ahmet Turan Alkan returns home after 709 days in Turkish prison
Ahmet Turan Alkan, a columnist for the now-shuttered Zaman newspaper, arrived home after his release by an İstanbul court on Friday, the online news...
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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