IHD says conditions in Turkish prisons poor, human rights violations common
Ahmet Çiçek from the Human Rights Association (IHD) has said conditions in Turkish prisons are inhumane and that human rights violations have become worryingly...
4 Charlie Hebdo journalists indicted in Turkey for insulting Erdoğan
An indictment drafted by a Turkish prosecutor seeks a prison sentence of up to four years for four staff members of the French satirical...
Turkey votes in presidential and parliamentary elections amid fraud claims
Turks began voting on Sunday amid claims of fraud in presidential and parliamentary elections that pose the biggest challenge to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
IFJ condemns Turkey’s use of press card fee as evidence of terrorism
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on Wednesday condemned Turkish authorities for categorizing a routine press card payment as evidence in a terrorism investigation,...
Turkey accuses Greece of new migrant pushbacks
Turkey has rescued 95 migrants from three overloaded boats in the Aegean Sea, the interior ministry said on Monday, accusing Greece of pushing back...
Iranian asylum seekers detained for attending peaceful Istanbul Convention protest in Turkey
Four Iranian asylum seekers were detained yesterday for participating in a demonstration against Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, the Council of Europe’s (CoE)...
Survey shows Turkish mainstream media reluctant to cover massive human rights violations
Although there were significantly more human rights violations in Turkey in 2017 than in 2015, coverage of the violations declined in the Turkish media,...
US religious freedom commission urges State Department to place Turkey on watch list over...
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Thursday urged the State Department to put Turkey on its special watch list, citing...
14-year-old gets suspended sentence for insulting President Erdoğan on WhatsApp
A 14-year-old boy was handed down a five-month suspended sentence on July 6 for insulting the president, Turkish media reported.
The teenage boy, identified only...
Erdoğan criticizes opposition, using ethnic and religious slur
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan resorted to discriminatory language when criticizing the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) during a speech at the Union of...
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