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Turkey’s new terrorism financing law is used to criminalize activities of human rights groups, says LGBTQ+ activist

Turkey’s new terrorism financing law, which entered into force on December 31, 2020, has been used to criminalize the activities of many civil society...

Women’s rights activists demand reinstatement of Istanbul Convention after 2 more femicides

Two women were murdered by their partners on Thursday, causing an outcry among women’s rights activists, who demanded reinstatement of the Istanbul Convention, an...

Asylum applications in Turkey dropped by 44.5 percent in 2020: OECD report

An annual report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on migration flows to its member countries has revealed that the number...

Turkey issued detention warrants for 63 people over alleged Gülen links in a week

Turkish authorities have over the past week ordered the detention of 63 people including lawyers, teachers, retired military personnel and former police officers due...

Reactions mount as critical media outlets not allowed to cover Republic Day ceremony

Reporters from the Cumhuriyet daily, Fox TV and the ANKA news agency, all critical of the Turkish government, were reportedly prevented from covering the...

$128 bln in missing forex reserves used to support Turks during pandemic: AKP MP

A deputy from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has claimed that $128 billion in forex reserves that were sold from the Turkish...

Shop owner detained for ‘Kurdistan’ remark to opposition leader in SE Turkey

A shop owner has been taken into custody for using the word "Kurdistan" to describe the region he lives in during an exchange with the...

Turkey granted citizenship to over 19,000 foreigners via real estate investment: ministry

The Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanization has stated that 19,630 foreigners have been granted Turkish citizenship by way of real estate investment under...

Inmate with cancer sent back to prison only a week after major surgery

Hakan Kanat, 40, an inmate who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer three weeks ago, was sent back to prison only a week after major...

Female opposition MPs submit parliamentary question about woman inmate allegedly beaten and sexually harassed by prison guards

Twenty-two female deputies from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) asked in a parliamentary question posed to Turkish Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül if an investigation...

OHAL Commission refuses to reinstate ‘Academics for Peace’

An appeals commission in Turkey overseeing the summary dismissal of public servants in the aftermath of a 2016 coup attempt refused to reinstate four...

Former teacher arrested and sent to prison in Diyarbakır province on conviction of Gülen links

Figen Çapkur, 46, a former teacher who was summarily fired from her job by a government decree, was arrested and sent to a prison...

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