Turkey has more than a third of all cases pending before European rights court

Approximately 21,600 applications from Turkey are pending before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), making it the highest case-count country in 2024, comprising...

Turkey to deport Iranian refugees for protesting withdrawal from Istanbul Convention

Turkey will deport four Iranian refugees for protesting the country’s withdrawal from an international treaty to combat violence against women, Turkish Minute reported, citing...

6 human rights defenders and politicians arrested on terrorism charges

Six human rights activists and politicians who were detained along with others during police operations in the eastern Turkish province of Malatya on Tuesday...

Woman diagnosed with cancer in Turkish prison faces lack of proper medical care

A 42-year-old woman serving a sentence on conviction of links to the Gülen movement said in a letter to a lawmaker that she was...

Turkey’s media watchdog imposes sanctions on Halk TV due to journalist’s remarks

Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed penalties on the pro-opposition Halk TV station due to the remarks of...

Teacher, lawyer go missing in new wave of post-coup disappearances in Turkey’s capital

Fatih Kılıç, a teacher who was dismissed from his job under post-coup emergency rule, and lawyer Mustafa Özben have been missing for days, joining...

İstanbul mayor accuses Erdoğan of trying to sideline him in politics after new indictment

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of attempting to sideline him in politics through judicial conspiracies and called on him...

Khashoggi fiancee urges Turkey to insist on justice despite Saudi thaw

Turkey must keep insisting on justice for slain Riyadh critic Jamal Khashoggi even as ties with Saudi Arabia improve, his Turkish fiancée told AFP...

3 arrested out of 11 more people detained as part of ongoing witch-hunt in...

Three people were arrested on Monday out of 11 suspects detained in Kahramanmaraş province as part of an investigation into the faith-based civic Gülen...

Turkey’s Crackdown on the Kurdish Political Movement and Opposition Groups: 2024 in Review

The Turkish government’s persecution of members of the Kurdish political movement and pressure on other opposition groups persisted throughout 2024, with people linked to...
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