Top court refuses to annul Turkey’s Istanbul Convention withdrawal
The highest body of Turkey’s top administrative court, the Council of State, has ruled that a decision by its 10th Chamber to reject a...
Turkish academic illegally deported by Malaysian gov’t in 2017 not allowed to contact his...
İsmet Özçelik, 60, a Turkish academic who was illegally deported to Turkey by the Malaysian government in 2017 due to alleged links to the...
Kurdish politician Demirtaş voices full support for peace process despite continued incarceration
Prominent Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş has expressed full support for an ongoing peace process aimed at resolving the decades-long armed conflict between the outlawed...
Sweden refuses to extradite 4 people on Turkey’s list, including a former police chief
The Swedish government has decided to reject Turkey's request for the extradition of four Turkish citizens, including former police chief Murat Çetiner, Swedish public...
26 teachers detained in southeast Turkey as part of operation targeting Kurdish group: report
Turkish police officers on Friday detained 26 teachers, all members of the Education and Science Workers Union (Eğitim-Sen), as part of an investigation into...
HRW urges Germany’s Merz to raise concerns over Turkey’s authoritarian slide during Ankara visit
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz should not ignore Turkey’s worsening record on democracy and human rights and an ongoing crackdown...
Swedish Embassy in Ankara expects more protests following burning of Quran in Stockholm
Following the burning of a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm on Saturday, several protests took place across Turkey over...
Kurdish asylum seekers face deportation to Turkey from Romania
Four Kurdish asylum seekers, including Kurdish journalist Nuri Akman, are facing the risk of being deported to Turkey by Romania, according to Turkish media.
Although...
2 Turkish journalists get suspended sentences over social media post and news report
Two Turkish journalists have each received suspended sentences in separate cases over a social media post and a news report, Turkish media reported.
The İstanbul...
EU Commission wants to strengthen Bulgaria-Turkey land border with new capabilities
The European Commission wants to strengthen the land border between Bulgaria and Turkey with management capabilities, commission president Ursula von der Leyen said during...
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...