Turkish Interior Minister Soylu says pro-Kurdish presidential candidate Demirtaş belongs in jail
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said on Tuesday that Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed presidential candidate of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), fitted the...
Turkey arrests 40 journalists in 2025, 57 sentenced in ongoing cases: report
A total of 105 journalists were detained in Turkey in 2025, with 40 arrested and 57 sentenced in cases concluded during the year, according...
Crackdown on Gülen movement continues with detention of 12 in run-up to elections
A crackdown on members of the Gülen movement is continuing with the detention of 12 people in the run-up to presidential and parliamentary elections...
Pro-Kurdish politicians among 718 detained in Turkish counterterrorism operations
One day after Turkey announced the killing of 13 Turkish nationals held hostage in northern Iraq by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Turkish...
British gov’t warns travellers ahead of Turkish elections
The British Foreign Office has updated its travel advice ahead of upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey, warning travellers to avoid large crowds...
Passport refusal reveals travel ban on fallen officer imposed 9 years after his death
Turkish authorities’ refusal to issue a passport to a 10-year-old girl has revealed that in 2025 a Turkish court had imposed an international travel...
Turkish TV anchor to testify in Erdoğan insult investigation
HALK TV anchor and journalist Şule Aydın has been ordered to give testimony to a prosecutor in Istanbul after an investigation was launched to...
Family requests investigation into alleged suicide of 17-year-old boy in police custody
The family of Kadir Aktar, a 17-year-old boy who allegedly committed suicide in police custody last Friday, has requested an investigation into the circumstances...
Turkish soldiers and police officers captured by PKK say they have been abandoned
Turkish soldiers and police officers captured by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have stated that they were abandoned to the hands of the...
15 Turkish bar associations condemn detentions, police action over Rojava protests
Fifteen Turkish bar associations in a joint statement on Monday criticized police interventions and detentions linked to protests condemning alleged rights abuses in Syria’s...
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