Turkey detains 6 European activists after prison visit
Turkey has detained six European activists who traveled to the country to examine the prison conditions of political detainees and moved them toward deportation,...
Turkey arrests journalist for remarks on jailed PKK leader
A Turkish court on Tuesday ruled to arrest a journalist on charges of disseminating terrorism propaganda due to his televised remarks about Abdullah Öcalan,...
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)...
US senators visit Turkey’s Erdoğan to discuss case of jailed pastor, delivery of F-35...
Two US senators who have sought to prevent Turkey from purchasing a Russian S-400 missile defense system and the delivery of F-35 fighter jets...
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...
39 women across Turkey murdered in male-perpetrated violence in June
Thirty-nine women were murdered in Turkey in June, according to a report released on Wednesday by the We Will Stop the Killing of Women...
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,...
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