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Erdoğan rebukes Spanish journalist over question on jailed dissidents Demirtaş, Kavala

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reprimanded a Spanish journalist for “defending terrorists” when asked about European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) rulings Turkey has...
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Dutch court releases jailed Kurdish journalist facing extradition to Germany

A Kurdish journalist who has been under arrest in the Netherlands since May 23 and faces the risk of extradition to Germany has been...
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Over 45,000 Turks killed in 2023 earthquakes, TurkStat data shows

A total of 45,784 Turkish citizens were killed in two powerful earthquakes that hit Turkey last year, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat)...
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Thousands attend rally in Hakkari protesting removal of Kurdish mayor

A large rally was held on Thursday in the southeastern Turkish province of Hakkari in protest of the removal of the city’s democratically elected...
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Female students almost barred from graduation ceremony due to ‘inappropriate’ outfits

A number of female high school students were finally allowed to attend their graduation ceremony in Kocaeli province after much ado over their outfits,...
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22 rights groups in Turkey call on gov’t to allow Pride Month events

Twenty-two human rights organizations have in a joint statement called on the Turkish government to avoid blanket bans and other discriminatory restrictions on Pride...
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Amnesty condemns acquittal of 3 police officers for involvement in killing of Kurdish lawyer

London-based human rights organization Amnesty International has slammed a Turkish court’s decision to acquit three police officers accused of killing  a prominent Kurdish lawyer...
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Turkish gov’t has agreed to abandon controversial ‘agents of influence’ legislation: MP

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has abandoned its plans to include a controversial piece of legislation in a proposed judicial package that...
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Turkey among 10 worst countries for working people: ITUC

A yearly report by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) on labor rights reveals that Turkey is one of the 10 worst countries in the...
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Turkish court acquits police officers on trial for Kurdish lawyer’s murder

Bünyamin Tekin A Turkish court has acquitted three police officers accused of killing prominent human rights lawyer Tahir Elçi, who was shot dead in 2015...
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PACE rapporteur to meet with Kavala as part of monitoring visit to Turkey

Stefan Schennach, one of the co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of Turkey's obligations and commitments,...
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Erdoğan’s meeting with widow of former Grey Wolves leader sparks rumors of rift with far-right ally

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Ayşe Ateş, the widow of murdered former Grey Wolves leader Sinan Ateş, at the presidential palace in Ankara...
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