Erdoğan denies being an autocrat, points to runoff election as proof
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has denied being an autocratic leader, saying if that had been the case, he would not be competing in...
Calling Erdogan a Jew is insulting and damaging to his prestige and honor, his...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s lawyer said that referring to the president as a Jew is insulting and damaging to his prestige and honor,...
Turkey bans Robbie Williams concert over safety concerns
Turkish authorities have banned a Robbie Williams concert scheduled for October 7 in İstanbul over “safety concerns” following several calls for protest, a source...
Turkish intelligence allowed to ‘question’ prisoners under newly passed bill
A bill passed on Tuesday by the Turkish parliament allows intelligence officers to temporarily take inmates out of prison facilities for “questioning” on terrorism-related...
Turkish prosecutor requests arrest of 28 workers detained at İstanbul’s third airport
A Turkish prosecutor has requested the court to arrest 28 workers who were among hundreds detained last week during a strike protesting dangerous working...
9-months-pregnant woman requests release, saying she will soon go into labor
A nine-months-pregnant woman who was sent to prison in early May has requested her release, telling her family that she is cramping and will...
Documentary details persecution of hundreds of military cadets over failed 2016 coup
A documentary telling the stories of military cadets in Turkey, hundreds of whom were unjustly convicted due to their alleged involvement in a failed...
Ex-Erdoğan aide had access blocked to online content about him after top court appointment
Metin Kıratlı, a former bureaucrat who used to serve at President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s presidential palace and was appointed to Turkey’s Constitutional Court in July, has...
EP Turkey rapporteur says linking Sweden’s NATO bid to Turkey’s EU process would be...
Nacho Sanchez Amor, the European Parliament’s Turkey rapporteur, has said it would be wrong to connect Sweden’s entry to NATO and the process for...
Turkey has arbitrarily jailed hundreds of lawyers since 2016 coup: report
Turkey has been arbitrarily jailing hundreds of lawyers and putting them on trial in the aftermath of the country’s failed military coup in July...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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