Survey shows purge over 8,000 academics leads to 28 pct decrease in scientific research...
The Justice and Development Party (AKP) government under the strict rule of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has sacked more than 8,000 critical academics...
Amnesty urges Turkey to drop charges against 11 LGBTQ+ activists
Amnesty International has launched a campaign urging Turkish authorities to drop charges against 11 LGBTQ+ activists who are being prosecuted over social media posts...
Turkey investigates journalist over alleged disclosure of confidential state report
Turkish prosecutors have opened an investigation into a journalist over the alleged disclosure of a confidential state report in a 2022 article, following a...
Pandemic could be increasing underage marriages among migrants: Save the Children
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased poverty, which could lead to an increase in underage marriages among migrants in the Middle East and North Africa...
Mother of 9-month-old baby sent to prison in defiance of legal provisions
Suna Aras, the mother of a 9-month-old baby, was sent to prison in violation of a law that requires the postponement of the execution...
European rights court faults Turkey over arrest of UN judge in post-coup crackdown
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has faulted Turkey over the pretrial detention and arrest of a UN judge with diplomatic immunity following...
2 inmates in Turkish prisons continue hunger strike as authorities reject demands
Two inmates in Turkish prisons staging hunger strikes said they would be continuing their protests indefinitely after the Ministry of Justice rejected their demands,...
Private security guard arrested on charges of insulting Turkey’s Erdoğan
A private security guard in the northwestern Turkish province of Edirne has been arrested on charges of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on...
Lawyer arrested based on doctored document petitions Supreme Court of Appeals to revise its...
Turan Canpolat, 52, a lawyer who was arrested based on a doctored document on January 30, 2016, petitioned the Supreme Court of Appeals to...
Turkish prosecutors seek prison terms for 12 defendants over CHP congress allegations
Turkish prosecutors have filed charges against 12 people, including İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, over alleged irregularities during the main opposition Republican People’s Party’s congress...
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