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HRW says time to focus on human rights in EU’s Turkey agenda

Philippe Dam, advocacy director of the Human Rights Watch for Europe and Central Asia division, has called on the EU to raise its voice...

US report highlights Turkey’s crackdown on Gülen movement after coup attempt

A report by the US State Department regarding a series of “significant human rights issues” in Turkey has highlighted the crackdown launched by President...

Turkish authorities arrest 76-year-old man suffering from stage three cancer

Eyvaz Akıncı, 76, was arrested on March 21 and sent to Istanbul’s Metris Prison for alleged links to a terrorist organization, despite suffering from...

Syrian refugee family in SE Turkey attacked in their home in an apparent hate crime

A Syrian refugee family living in Turkey’s southeastern Gaziantep province was attacked in their home on March 28 in an apparent hate crime, the...

Turkey’s top court refuses to hear expelled MP’s appeal

Turkey's top court on Wednesday refused to hear an appeal by a leading pro-Kurdish lawmaker against his expulsion from parliament due to a conviction...

Turkey’s case against pro-Kurdish party hits legal snag

Turkey's attempt to ban the country's main pro-Kurdish party hit a legal snag Tuesday when a Constitutional Court rapporteur ruled that the prosecutor's indictment...

Turkey’s tax revenue from alcohol exceeded budgets of 7 ministries in 2020

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) earned TL 16.5 billion ($1.9 billion) from a special consumption tax on alcoholic beverages in 2020, which...

Rights group says Istanbul Convention withdrawal put children’s rights at risk

The Partnership Network, a children’s rights group representing 33 nongovernmental organizations, has warned that Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention has the potential to...

Turkey reinstates weekend lockdowns as COVID-19 cases surge

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday announced that weekend lockdowns would be reinstated in most of the country’s provinces and that restrictions would...

81-year-old Turkish actress gets suspended sentence on Erdoğan insult charges

An 81-year-old Turkish actress has been given a suspended sentence of 11 months, 20 days on charges of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

115 former, active duty officers face detention over alleged Gülen links

Turkish prosecutors issued detention warrants for a total of 115 people including active duty and former officers due to their alleged links to the...

Erdoğan replaces central bank deputy governor in latest shake-up

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appointed a Morgan Stanley executive to the central bank’s interest rate setting committee, as the shake-up at the monetary...

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