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22 deputies submit parliamentary question on strip-searches in Turkey’s prisons

The women's council of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) has submitted a question to the Turkish Parliament about an increasing number of allegations...

Opposition leader slams strip-searches, says party ready to support legislation banning them

Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Tuesday broke his silence on a heated debate over unlawful strip-searches conducted on...

Former Kurdish deputy arrested after court hands down lengthy prison sentence

Leyla Güven, a Kurdish politician who was ousted from the Turkish Parliament in June and handed down a sentence of 22 years, three months...

ECtHR calls for immediate release of Kurdish politician Demirtaş in new ruling

The Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday called for the immediate release of a Kurdish politician who has been behind bars...

Ex-employee of Turkish embassy arrested over alleged trafficking of 100 kilos of heroin

Veysel Filiz, a former press counselor at the Turkish Embassy in Brussels and the European Muslim Initiative for Social Cohesion (EMISCO) spokesperson, was arrested...

İstanbul has left behind peak of second coronavirus wave: governor

The governor of Turkey’s most populous city of İstanbul has announced that the city has moved beyond the second wave peak of the coronavirus...

Turkey’s ‘hyper-presidential system’ violates separation of powers, undermines parliament: report

A report released by the Checks and Balances Network (Denge ve Denetleme Ağı, DDA), a Turkish umbrella group for 295 nongovernmental organizations, states that...

Turkey isolates 4,603 airline passengers from UK amid fears of new coronavirus strain

Turkey has identified and quarantined 4,603 airline passengers who arrived from the United Kingdom on or after Dec. 14, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca...

Kavala’s ongoing detention runs against Turkey’s commitment to rule of law: EU

The decision last Friday of an İstanbul court to continue the imprisonment of philanthropist and human rights activist Osman Kavala on charges related to a failed...

YouTube’s decision to appoint local representative in Turkey will increase censorship, rights watchdogs say

YouTube’s move to appoint a local representative in Turkey will inevitably lead to an increase in arbitrary censorship and compromise people’s privacy and right...

Turkish Consulate in London profiled deceased Erdoğan critic and his family: report

Even death due to COVID-19 does not prevent Turkish nationals from being profiled by the Turkish Consulate General in London, with a deceased Turkish...

Turkey’s opposition-held municipalities struggle under AKP obstruction

Turkish municipalities held by the opposition such as those in İstanbul, Ankara and predominantly Kurdish cities continue to operate under heavy pressure exerted by...

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