Main opposition leader urges European support for Turkey’s democratic future
The leader of Turkey’s main opposition party has called on European lawmakers to show solidarity with Turkish democracy, in a speech in Brussels on...
Ankara Bar president who refused to publish torture report resigns
Ankara Bar Association President Kemal Koranel, who refused to publish a report by the bar’s human rights committee on allegations of torture made by...
Tourists to be detained at airports if suspected of ties to terrorism: minister
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu on Monday vowed to detain and deport tourists at airports if they are suspected of links to terrorism.
Addressing a...
Turkey passes controversial cybersecurity law amid concerns from opposition
The Turkish Parliament has passed a controversial cybersecurity law despite strong warnings from opposition politicians, rights groups and legal experts that it could enable...
Greek journalist’s documentary focuses on family that fled Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
A documentary by Greek journalist Mariana Kakaounaki tells of the injustices faced by victims of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown, focusing on a tragedy that took...
Gülen-inspired JWF reiterates its call for int’l community to establish a committee to investigate...
The Journalist and Writers Foundation (JWF), affiliated with the Gülen movement, that has been widely and systematically persecuted by Turkish government, has called inter-governmental organisations...
Alevi leader arrested for filing criminal complaint against Syrian president
An Alevi leader was arrested in Turkey on Thursday after filing a legal complaint against Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa over alleged crimes against...
Students dancing to Kurdish folk songs beaten by far-right group in Turkey’s Karaman province
A group of university students in Turkey's southern Karaman province were attacked by the far-right ultranationalist Grey Wolves for dancing to Kurdish music, the...
Main opposition CHP asks for parliamentary investigation into attack on party leader
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has submitted a request to the parliamentary Research Commission concerning an attack on party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu...
Far-right leader to start hunger strike in protest of his imprisonment
Ümit Özdağ, leader of Turkey’s far-right Victory Party, plans to begin a hunger strike after Eid al-Fitr, the three-day Muslim festival marking the end...
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