Sweden blocks extradition of journalist sought by Erdoğan
Sweden’s Supreme Court on Monday blocked the extradition of a Turkish journalist in exile, a key demand by Ankara to ratify Stockholm’s NATO membership,...
Turkey’s Erdoğan once again sues CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu for TL 250,000 in non-pecuniary damages
Autocratic Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday once again filed a lawsuit against Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu...
ECtHR faults Turkey for post-coup detention of 137 people over Gülen links
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has faulted Turkey over the arrest and pretrial detention of 137 people following a failed coup in...
Turkish prisons host 1,517 sick inmates: report
There are at least 1,517 sick inmates in Turkish prisons, 651 of whom are seriously ill, Deutsche Welle (DW) Turkish service reported, citing a...
Young man dies in Turkish prison under suspicious circumstances after beating by guards
A young man who was found dead in a solitary prison cell was allegedly beaten by prison guards two weeks prior and was not...
German Bar Association urges Turkey to release jailed lawyer in critical condition
The German Bar Association (DAV) has called on Turkish authorities to immediately suspend the sentence of imprisoned lawyer Süleyman Yıldırım, who lost his leg...
At least 1,843 workers died in occupational accidents in Turkey in 2022: İSİG report
A yearly report by the Health and Safety Labour Watch/Turkey (İSİG) reveals that at least 1,843 workers died in occupational accidents in Turkey in...
Kurdish villagers allegedly thrown from helicopter were assaulted by a mob of soldiers, opposition...
Servet Turgut and Osman Şiban, two Kurdish villagers allegedly thrown from a military helicopter in the southeastern province of Van, were in fact assaulted...
RSF lists Turkey among countries targeting journalists for environmental reporting
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Monday listed Turkey as among the countries harassing journalists for covering environmental issues, highlighting the growing risks faced by...
25 members of anti-government Furkan Foundation face investigation for revealing police mistreatment
A Turkish prosecutor in the southern Turkish province of Adana has launched an investigation into 25 members of the Furkan Foundation, an anti-government religious...
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