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Opposition MP requests parliamentary inquiry into failed operation in Iraq

An opposition lawmaker has requested the opening of a parliamentary inquiry into a botched rescue operation by the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) in northern...

Biden’s challenge with Erdoğan

Ali Dinçer* It has been a month since Joe Biden was inaugurated as the new US president, following an election campaign during which he pledged...

Uproar erupts as AKP deputy labels strip-search victims ‘dishonorable’ for belated legal action

Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy group chairperson Özlem Zengin caused an uproar after describing the victims of strip-searches in Turkey’s prisons and...

Turkish Supreme Court of Appeals upholds prison sentence handed down to rights advocate lawmaker

Turkey's top court on Friday upheld a prison sentence of two years, six months handed down to pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Ömer...

Normalization with Israel: the card up Erdoğan’s sleeve

Cevheri Güven The Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) paid a visit to Haifa Feb. 15-17 to conduct a joint training exercise. Turkey, which for...

Students protesting Erdoğan-appointed rector at risk of prosecution: HRW

Turkish authorities have put hundreds of student protesters under possible criminal investigation, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday, releasing a report on rights...

Defending human rights in Turkey as a way of life: Eren Keskin

Alin Ozinian The Turkish government is continuing to target and punish journalists and human rights defenders in the country. The latest attempt was on Monday,...

Jailed Kurdish leader denounces killing of PKK hostages, blames gov’t for botched rescue attempt

Jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş has denounced the killing of 13 Turkish nationals held hostage by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), blaming the...

Erdoğan’s harsh remarks targeting opposition leader censored by own team

Turkey's Presidential Communications Directorate has on its official website censored recent remarks by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that directly targeted main opposition Republican People’s...

Writer criticizes Google Ads for rejecting advertisements in Kurdish

Writer Rêzan Tovjîn has said the Turkey team of Google Ads is responsible for rejecting a request to advertise a book titled “Şerm” (Shame),...

One in every four journalists in Turkey suffered physical violence in 2020: report

One out of every four journalists was subjected to physical violence and half of them received threats in 2020, a report recently released by...

Women’s group protesting Erdoğan’s all-female university detained in Ankara

A group of women was detained on Tuesday in Ankara after they attempted to stage a demonstration against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s initiative for...

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