Activists commemorate asylum-seekers who drowned fleeing Ankara’s persecution
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ANALYSIS: What does the European Court of Human Rights say in the Hakan Baş...
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Introduction
A recent judgment by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR, the Strasbourg Court) in the case of Hakan Baş...
İstanbul city staff perp walked in front of media, sparking condemnation
Footage showing opposition mayors and İstanbul city officials being led single file in handcuffs by police has attracted backlash from the main opposition party...
Tons of UK plastic waste illegally dumped and burned in Turkey: report
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Use of Skype, Tango, TikTok, WhatsApp can be considered terrorist activity in Turkey
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At least 770 child workers have died in occupational accidents in Turkey since 2013
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Victims of Erdoğan’s post-coup crackdown arrested in Turkey after pushback by Greece
Three Turks who were facing imprisonment on trumped-up terrorism charges as part of a crackdown launched by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the aftermath...
Europan Parliament Turkey rapporteur warns political prisoners remain at risk in Turkish jails
European Parliament Rapporteur on Turkey Nacho Sánchez Amor called on Turkey to stop discriminating against political prisoners amid an increasing number of coronavirus cases...
40 Turkish police officers die by suicide in first half of 2025
Forty Turkish police officers have died by suicide in the first half of 2025, marking an increase that has raised fresh concerns about mental...
14 detained over alleged Gülen links in ‘payphone investigation’
Turkish authorities have detained 14 active-duty and former military officers as well as former military cadets due to their alleged links to the Gülen...
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