Turkish actor among 21 indicted over boycott calls following arrest of İstanbul mayor, others
Turkish prosecutors have indicted 21 people including a famous actor for joining a boycott call made by the country’s main opposition leader in the...
Refugees detained in dismal conditions in Turkey upon pushback from Greece
Turkish authorities have been detaining refugees who were pushed back from Greece in a rundown building under dismal conditions in western Izmir province, the...
Victims of 1993 Sivas massacre commemorated
Thirty-three Turkish intellectuals who perished in a fire in 1993 inside the Madımak Hotel were commemorated in Sivas on Thursday, the 27th anniversary of...
Turkish authorities detain Workers’ Party members over slogans at CHP rally in Istanbul
Turkish authorities detained several members and executives of the Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP) early Friday morning, including party council member Arzum Yalçın, over...
Conscript convicted on coup charges says he’s a victim of great injustice
Abdulillah Sarıtaş, a former conscript in the Turkish military who was convicted of involvement in a July 2016 coup attempt, said in a letter...
Pro-Kurdish party announces human rights toll during coronavirus outbreak
According to a report drafted by the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), 15 civilians, six of whom were under the age of 18 died,...
Journalist Erdal Şen and his wife behind bars due to Turkey’s collective punishment
In an example of guilt by association and blood, a veteran Turkish journalist and his wife have been languishing behind bars for 440 days...
ECtHR rejects Turkey’s request: Judgment condemning Ankara for activist’s detention becomes final
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Monday rejected Turkey’s request to refer a judgment holding that Ankara’s detention of the head of...
Ministry of Interior refuses to disclose data on crimes committed by police, nighttime neighborhood...
In response to questions posed by Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Süleyman Bülbül, the Turkish Ministry of Interior has refused to disclose any information...
Nearly 12 million in Turkey live in extreme poverty, ministry data shows
More than 14 million people in Turkey rely on regular social assistance to survive, and nearly 12 million of them live in extreme poverty,...
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