Alleged Gülen movement followers in Turkey face ongoing detentions, social exclusion: Dutch gov’t report
A newly published report by the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security briefing the relevant authorities on asylum applications notes that Turkish authorities continue to detain,...
Turkish treasury and finance minister says women too ‘fragile’ to do manual labor jobs
Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati on Tuesday said in a discriminatory remark that women were more fragile than men and should not...
Exiled journalist’s wife: I am held hostage in Turkey
Dilek Türker Dündar, the wife of exiled Turkish journalist Can Dündar, complained about the human rights violations she has faced in Turkey since her...
21 women in Turkey fell victim to femicide in February
Twenty-one women were murdered by men in Turkey in February, while 16 died under suspicious circumstances, Turkish Minute reported, citing a monthly report from a leading...
ECtHR rejects application on Turkish gov’t failure to find Yusuf Bilge Tunç
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has rejected an application claiming that Turkish authorities failed to carry out an effective investigation into the...
14 Turkish teachers detained after football pitch dispute with prosecutor
A prosecutor in Turkey ordered the detention of 14 teachers after a scheduling conflict over a football field, Turkish media reported on Thursday.
The incident...
Pro-government Turkish columnist faces backlash over hate speech against Alawites in Syria
A Turkish columnist has come under fire for hate speech after referring to Nusayris, a sect of Alawites in Syria, as “dogs of imperialism”...
Serious and credible allegations of torture and other ill-treatment made in Turkey last year:...
An annual report by Amnesty International (AI) on the state of human rights in the world reveals that serious and credible allegations of torture...
Police raid pro-Kurdish HDP’s Diyarbakır office for third time
Turkish police on Thursday raided the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Diyarbakır office for the third time, detaining three party members on a hunger...
[UPDATE] Turkey’s controversial cybersecurity law officially in effect
A controversial new cybersecurity law passed by the Turkish parliament last week was published in the Official Gazette on Wednesday and is now officially...
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