Turkish intelligence conducted covert surveillance against dissidents in Strasbourg, documents reveal
Classified documents obtained by Nordic Monitor revealed that Turkish intelligence conducted a covert surveillance and monitoring operation against dissidents in Strasbourg, France, a city...
Rights violations in Turkish prisons increased in 2021, says Diyarbakır Bar’s annual report
The annual report on the violation of human rights in Turkish prisons published on Thursday by the Diyarbakır Bar Association has revealed that rights...
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish HDP stages countrywide protests on 2nd anniversary of mass arrests
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) on Sunday held protests throughout the country against the detention and arrest of 6,000 members of the party,...
Turkish authorities jail new mother for attempting to flee amid appeal over Gülen ties
A former teacher previously sentenced to six years, 10 months for her alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement has been arrested and sent...
Former court clerk who perished while fleeing Turkey’s crackdown laid to rest on Greek...
Nurdan Şenocak Gündüz, 34, a former court clerk who died with her husband while trying to flee to Greece, was laid to rest on...
Turkish TV commercial under investigation for featuring actor resembling Fethullah Gülen
Turkey’s Health Ministry has launched an investigation into the production of a one-minute, 56-second commercial due to the resemblance of one of the actors...
UN special rapporteur ‘dismayed’ at Turkey’s jailing of human rights lawyers under terrorism laws
A United Nations special rapporteur on Thursday condemned Turkey’s continued use of counterterrorism laws to imprison human rights lawyers and activists, calling it a violation of...
Former AKP parliamentary candidate elected as member of Turkey’s top court
A former candidate for parliament from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has been elected as a member of Turkey’s Constitutional Court in...
5 die when migrant boat sinks off Aegean coast of Turkey
At least five migrants died on Monday when a boat sank off the coast of Dikili in Turkey's Aegean province of İzmir, the state-run...
Turkey to build 11 new prisons amid overcrowding and criticism over treatment of dissidents
Turkey plans to build 11 new prisons by 2027 in a move critics say reflects deepening human rights issues and a failure to address...
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