British Premier May to raise human rights violations in Turkey during Erdoğan meeting
British Prime Minister Theresa May was expected to raise human rights issues in talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in London later on...
Senior editor to remain in jail despite lack of evidence
A court in İstanbul ruled on Thursday for a continuation of the pre-trial detention of Harun Çümen, the last responsible managing editor of the...
Romanian journalists call for release of imprisoned Turkish colleagues
Romanian journalists and representatives of several NGOs called for the Turkish government to release imprisoned journalists immediately at an event organized in the Romanian...
Turkish gov’t threatens to evict elderly woman from home she’s leaving to charity
The Turkish Directorate General of Foundations has requested that Ayşe Özer, 80, either pay five years of accumulated rent or vacate her home, which...
Jailed İstanbul mayor testifies to prosecutors in new probe over his courtroom remarks
İstanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, testified to prosecutors on Wednesday as part of a fresh investigation concerning remarks he made during a recent court...
Opposition parties hold joint protest in Ankara against removal of mayors
Representatives from six opposition parties have staged a protest in front of Turkey’s Interior Ministry in Ankara, condemning the Justice and Development Party (AKP)...
Turkey issued detention warrants for 106 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish authorities have over the past week ordered the detention of 106 people including active duty and dismissed military officers, former cadets and civilians...
Nationalist Movement Party member assaults and threatens local journalist
A local journalist in central Turkey's Konya province was assaulted and threatened on Sunday by Hasan Yazar, a member of the far-right Nationalist Movement...
ECtHR faults Turkey for pretrial detention of 51 judges, prosecutors after failed 2016 coup
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey violated the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) by arresting 51 judges and prosecutors...
Report reveals alarming shortage of women’s shelters across Turkey
A recent report by Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Gamze Akkuş İlgezdi has revealed a critical shortage in the number and capacity of women’s...
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