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Ultranationalists attack book fair stands selling jailed Kurdish leader’s books

Ultranationalists on Monday attacked stands at a book fair in northwestern Turkey selling books authored by Selahattin DemirtaÅŸ, the jailed former co-chair of the...

We can run all airports in Afghanistan with Qatar, Turkish FM says

Turkey is ready to take on the operation of all airports in Afghanistan in cooperation with Qatar under "suitable conditions," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt...

Turkish prosecutors ordered detention of 176 people over alleged Gülen links in a week

Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 176 people on terrorism charges due to their alleged links to the faith-based...

Rights violations against minors in Turkey have increased during the pandemic, rights advocates say

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an increase in rights violations against minors in Turkey, children’s rights advocates have said, speaking to the Bianet news website,...

[Interview] Index on Censorship will continue to monitor government suppression of the media in Turkey

Author and journalist Jemimah Steinfeld said in an interview with the Stockholm Center for Freedom that the jailing of journalists in Turkey is worrying...

Business groups call on gov’t to take urgent action to stop lira crisis

Turkey’s leading business groups have urged the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to action as the Turkish lira on Friday continued to hit...

Justice Ministry formed committees to identify employees with Gülen links, official document reveals

An official document shared on Twitter by a former prosecutor showed how the Turkish Justice Ministry formed committees to identify employees with links to the...

Former judge with 6-month-old baby sent to prison in defiance of legal provisions

Esra Çiçeklidağ, a former judge dismissed from her job by a government decree, was arrested on November 10, 2021 in violation of a Turkish...

Independence of Turkey’s forensics council called into question as 3 more inmates die

Doubts have grown over the independence and credibility of Turkey's Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK), an institution affiliated with the Ministry of Justice, as...

Turkey’s purchasing power lags behind EU average by 38 points

Purchasing power in Turkey is 38 percent below the European Union average, the Birgün daily reported on Thursday, citing recently released Turkish Statistical Institute...

Inmate with cancer dies after he was denied release despite medical report

Halil Güneş, 49, an inmate suffering from cancer, was found dead in Diyarbakır Prison on Wednesday after he was denied release due to his...

Inmates in Turkish prisons complain of lack of heating and inadequate amount of food

Amid an economic downturn inmates in Turkish prisons have complained that new austerity measures introduced by the government in June have resulted in a...

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