Turkish gov’t reportedly launches food embargo on Kurdish villages
The Turkish government has started to reimplement a food embargo that was in force during the 1990s on Kurdish villages in the eastern and...
Jailed mother and baby struggle with unbearable prison conditions, says husband
The husband of Özlem Düzenli, a young mother imprisoned with her 7-month-old infant, said in a social media post that prison conditions have become unbearable due...
EU’s Mogherini says ‘extremely worried’ by Turkish offensive in Syria
The European Union's (EU) diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini said on Monday that she was "extremely worried" by Turkey's offensive against Kurdish militia targets in...
OSCE’s Désir calls on Turkish gov’t to release journalists
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir called on Turkish authorities to drop terrorism charges...
Tale of jailed academic exposes the absence of the rule of law in Turkey
Among thousands of academics who were dismissed and/or arrested with false charges under Turkey’s abusive anti-terror laws, a terrible ordeal of 26-year old research...
Expert report finds AFAD, local officials responsible for deaths in 2023 earthquakes
A new expert report in a case concerning a housing complex that collapsed in earthquakes that struck Turkey on February 6, 2023 has for...
Dismissed civil servant found ineligible for tax break by Turkish authorities
A dismissed civil servant was deemed by Turkey’s Ministry of Treasury and Finance ineligible to benefit from a real estate tax break granted to...
AKP lawmaker slams US Consulate in İstanbul for displaying Pride colors
A lawmaker from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has sharply criticized the US Consulate General in İstanbul for displaying rainbow Pride colors...
Turkey’s top court rules gross negligence of authorities in femicide case
The Turkish Constitutional Court ruled on October 29 that the authorities had not taken the necessary precautions to protect a woman who was killed...
Academic says Gülen movement followers should be sent to rehabilitation camps
A professor of communications, Muttalip Kutluk Özgüven, has said followers of the Gülen movement, accused by the Turkish government of masterminding a failed coup...
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