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Opposition lawmaker denies alleged sex tape, bases claim on disputed forensic report

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Mustafa Sarıgül has denied allegations of appearing in a sex tape circulating on social media, saying the...

Former interior minister Soylu dismisses rumors of challenging Erdoğan with new party

Süleyman Soylu, the former interior minister who is currently a lawmaker from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), dismissed rumors of plans to...

Turkey sends officials accused of ill-treatment, rendition to UN session reviewing torture record

The Turkish government has sent two officials accused of ill-treatment and involvement in extraordinary renditions to the 80th session of the United Nations Committee...

Turkish gov’t misuses ECtHR decision to justify routine strip-searches: UN rapporteur

Bünyamin Tekin The Turkish government misused a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) decision to justify routine strip-searches in prisons, a UN rapporteur revealed during...

Turkish parliament urged to stop potential ‘massacre’ in bill involving euthanasia of stray dogs

Animal rights activists have intensified protests against a proposed law in Turkey that could lead to the mass euthanasia of stray dogs, urging parliament...

Top judge secured release of detainees in exchange for bribes: secret witness

A secret witness has made allegations of bribery involving a high-ranking Turkish judge, claiming detainees were released in exchange for large sums of money. Serdar...

Far-right leader faces 7-year sentence for offering condolences over intel officers’ deaths

Ümit Özdağ, leader of the far-right and anti-refugee Victory Party (ZP), is facing a potential prison sentence of up to seven years following charges...

Turkish police chief’s kissing far-right leader’s hand sparks outrage, SS comparisons

Bünyamin Tekin Footage of a Turkish police chief bowing to kiss the hand of Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has...

Questions about failed coup remain unanswered 8 years on because ‘gov’t, opposition parties want it that way’

Eight years after a failed attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016, significant questions remain unanswered. A woman who lost her son and husband...

Family punishment in Turkey: Report details how Erdoğan uses the Nazi practice of ‘Sippenhaft’

The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report, “Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan’s Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft,” a...

Bill to remove stray dogs from Turkey’s streets faces backlash from animal lovers

Turkey’s ruling party presented a controversial bill to parliament on Friday that seeks to round up millions of stray dogs, sparking alarm among animal...

Turkey puts its best foot forward to charm Chinese investors

Turkey plans to draw on its geographical position and an EU customs deal to entice Chinese investors keen to access European markets tariff-free, as...

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