Turkish university sparks outrage for quoting Hitler on official human rights website
The Manisa Celal Bayar University in western Turkey sparked outrage among human rights activists and social media users for quoting Adolf Hitler on its...
Turkey declines from deficient democracy to moderate autocracy: Democracy Matrix
The Democracy Matrix (DeMaX) of Germany’s University of Würzburg has classified Turkey as a moderate autocracy, finding that Turkey has declined from a “deficient...
Vice News reporters acquitted in Turkey after 9-year terrorism trial
A Turkish court has acquitted two Vice News journalists of terrorism-related charges after a nine-year trial stemming from their reporting in Turkey’s restive southeast...
Arrest of Boğaziçi student over LGBT poster ‘lawful,’ Justice Ministry says
Turkey’s Justice Ministry has said the arrest of a student from Boğaziçi University on charges of inciting hatred in a poster depicting the Kaaba...
IBAHRI calls on Turkish gov’t to end torture of detained lawyers, persecution of HR...
The International Bar Association Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), an international lawyers group, has released a statement to mark the "2018 Day of the Endangered Lawyer" amid...
Greece blames Turkey after migrant children drown in Aegean
Greece blamed Turkey for a migrant boat sinking in the Aegean that claimed the lives of four people, including two children, noting that Ankara...
Detention warrants issued in large-scale probe into activist social media accounts in Turkey
The İstanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office has started to issue detention warrants in a massive investigation into social media accounts run by activists posting on...
Turkish police raid IHD Diyarbakir office, detain board member
Turkish police on Thursday raided the Human Rights Association (İHD) Diyarbakır branch, detaining board member Ferhat Berkpınar, the Duvar news website reported.
The raid took...
Deputy asks for parliamentary investigation into torture claims
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Ağrı deputy Dirayet Dilan Taşdemir has submitted an inquiry to the Turkish Parliament on claims of torture in Ankara and...
Autopsy reveals significant negligence in death of jailed Turkish teacher: opposition deputy
Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy and human rights activist Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu tweeted on January 14, 2019 that negligence was involved in the death...
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