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The right to life of Nigerian migrant killed in police custody violated, Turkish Constitutional Court says

The Turkish Constitutional Court has decided that the right to life of Nigerian migrant Festus Okey, who was fatally shot by a police officer,...

Physical assaults become commonplace in Turkish politics

Cevheri Güven A series of physical attacks have recently targeted journalists and politicians who criticized Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and...

Lawyer arrested on trumped-up terrorism charges dies of COVID-19 in prison

Lawyer Metin Yücel, who was arrested on trumped-up terrorism charges in October 2016, has died in prison after contracting COVID-19, the Stockholm Center for...

Abducted teacher says prosecutor is protecting his torturers: report

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has refused to file charges based on torture allegations made by Zabit Kişi, 48, who said he was...

14 years on, family and friends still seek justice for slain journalist Hrant Dink

Scores of people on Tuesday continued to call on Turkish authorities to identify all those involved in the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink...

Turkey seeks detention of journalist over tweet decrying death of woman killed by ISIL

The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's office issued a detention warrant for veteran journalist Cengiz Çandar on the charge of praising crime and criminals over...

Turkish mob boss detained, deported from North Macedonia

Cevheri Güven The North Macedonian Ministry of Interior announced that Sedat Peker, a well-known Turkish mob boss, was detained on Dec. 18 and deported. According...

The real portrait of Turkey’s economy

Turkey’s financial troubles have increased since the country was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Contrary to government declarations, a sudden surge in the number...

Facing potentially less friendly Biden administration, Erdoğan extends olive branch to EU

Facing a potentially hostile US administration, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is trying to break his isolation by mending EU relations, torn by what...

Germany hails ‘positive signals’ from Turkey on eastern Mediterranean

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas during a visit to Ankara on Monday hailed "positive signals" from Turkey on the thorny issue of gas exploration in...

Opposition MP: 5 journalists assaulted in first 15 days of 2021 due to lack of consequences

An opposition lawmaker has revealed that five members of the press were assaulted on the street in the first 15 days of 2021, mainly...

3,362 people killed, 3,534 mistreated or tortured in Turkey in 2020, opposition MP says

An annual report on human rights violations in Turkey, drafted by main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) lawmaker Sezgin Tanrıkulu, has revealed 3,362 deaths...

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