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Amnesty slammed for ignoring plight of Gülen movement members in new report

Amnesty International has been criticized for overlooking systematic violations against people associated with Gülen movement, a faith-based group outlawed by Ankara, in its 2024...

Turkey again bans event to commemorate Armenian ‘genocide’ victims during WWI

The İstanbul Governor’s Office has again banned a commemoration ceremony scheduled for today in memory of the Armenians who were killed during a mass...

Turkey’s education ministry snubs EU auditors: report

The European Union's auditors were denied data by Ankara on EU funds going towards educating refugees in Turkey, posing accountability questions, the Brussels-based EUobserver...

Ailing Kurdish woman incarcerated again after ATK finds her ‘fit to remain in prison’

Makbule Özer, an ailing 83-year-old Kurdish woman, was jailed for a second time on Monday after a medical report issued by Turkey’s Council of...

9 Kurdish journalists detained in police raids in Turkey

Turkish police conducted a series of coordinated home raids in İstanbul, Ankara and southeastern Urfa province on Tuesday, resulting in the detention of nine...

Crackdown on Kurdish media, association: police raid in Belgium, 8 detained in France

Bünyamin Tekin French police raided a pro-Kurdish association and detained eight people, while Belgian police raided Kurdish media outlets, confiscating press materials at the request...

US lists widespread human rights violations in Turkey in annual report

An annual human rights report from the US State Department has exposed the human rights abuses frequently faced by a wide range of people...

Finance minister denies insulting Turkish people, says his remarks were distorted

Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek, who found himself at the heart of a controversy due to his reference to the Turkish people in an...

ECtHR faults Turkey over arrest of UN judge in post-coup crackdown

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has faulted Turkey over the pretrial detention and arrest of a UN judge with diplomatic immunity following...

552 youngsters mark Children’s Day in Turkish prisons with their mothers

Turkey is celebrating National Sovereignty and Children’s Day with a total of 552 children under the age of six accompanying their mothers in prisons,...

‘Exodus’ movie on global refugee crisis nominated for Best UK Film at London festival

“Exodus,” a movie focusing on the stories of a group of people forced to flee from Turkey to Europe to seek asylum, has been...

German president met with protests in İstanbul due to stance on Gaza war

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who arrived in İstanbul on Monday for a three-day visit to Turkey, was met by pro-Palestinian protestors who slammed his...

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