Migrants subjected to neglect, mistreatment and inhumane living conditions in repatriation centers, say experts
Migrants have been subjected to neglect, mistreatment and inhumane living conditions in Turkish repatriation centers, according to legal experts and human rights activists, the...
Another İstanbul church attacked amid growing hostility toward Christians: report
Another church has been attacked amid growing hostility towards Christians in Turkey, which includes arrests, mysterious disappearances, unresolved murders and a history of rights...
More than 50 detained ahead of banned İstanbul pride parade
Police detained more than 50 people in İstanbul on Sunday ahead of a banned LGBTQ+ pride march, the city’s bar association said, Agence France-Presse...
Authorities detain shopkeepers protesting dam construction in northeastern Turkey
Three shopkeepers were detained following protests against the construction of a dam that will submerge a town and villages in the Yusufeli district of...
Turkey sentences US Consulate staffer to 8 years, 9 months on terrorism charges
An Istanbul court on Thursday sentenced US Consulate General staff member Metin Topuz to eight years, nine months in prison for aiding and abetting...
RTÜK suspends programs on pro-opposition networks over remarks on religion, Erdoğan
Turkey’s media watchdog has imposed program suspension penalties and maximum fines on opposition broadcasters Sözcü TV and TELE1 for airing statements deemed to violate...
Critically ill prisoner convicted on Gezi charges hospitalized amid calls for his release
Ekim Polat, 24, a critically ill prisoner who was convicted of taking part in the 2013 Gezi Park protests in Turkey, was hospitalized on...
Police block Turkish lawyers marching to Ankara to protest gov’t meddling in bar associations
Turkish police stopped dozens of senior lawyers marching to the capital of Ankara on Monday to protest a bill governing the organization of bar...
Turkish authorities detain 6, including former police chief, over harrowing murder of young woman
Turkish authorities on Tuesday morning detained six people, including a former police chief, in connection with the murder of a 21-year-old woman in Istanbul,...
Turkish authorities launch investigation into social media users who posted video mocking Erdoğan
Turkish authorities have launched an investigation into TikTok users who shared a video mocking Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkish media reported.
The Istanbul Chief...
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