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Report shows how tools to fight terrorist financing help authoritarian gov’ts punish opponents

A new report delves into how authoritarian governments, including Turkey, misuse international anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing (AML/CFT) regulations to suppress political opponents, targeting...

Activists slam Turkish govt’s climate bill for commercializing environmental harm

A coalition of environmental groups has launched a campaign against a climate bill recently introduced by Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), criticizing...

Turkish court acquits Halk TV journalists of one charge, orders editor-in-chief’s release

A Turkish court on Tuesday acquitted five journalists from the opposition-aligned Halk TV, including Editor-in-Chief Suat Toktaş, who was released after spending 34 days...

Prominent human rights defender released after 94 days in pretrial detention

A Turkish court on Tuesday ruled for the release of Nimet Tanrıkulu, a prominent human rights activist, after she had spent 94 days in...

Turkmenistan’s natural gas is flowing to Turkey: energy minister

Turkey has begun to receive natural gas from Turkmenistan via Iran under a swap agreement, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar told the Anadolu news agency...

21 women in Turkey fell victim to femicide in February

Twenty-one women were murdered by men in Turkey in February, while 16 died under suspicious circumstances, the Mezopotamya news agency reported on Monday, citing...

Over 2,600 young workers died in work-related accidents in Turkey in last 12 years

At least 2,664 young workers have died in workplace accidents in Turkey over the past 12 years, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing...

Senior PKK figure says Turkish officials engaged in talks with Öcalan for a year before his historic call

Turkish officials had been in talks with jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan for about a year prior to his February 27...

Turkish gov’t rules out concessions to PKK following historic call from Öcalan

A spokesperson for Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) has ruled out any concessions to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) following a recent...

Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking TurkStream pipeline, calls for Turkey’s mediation

Russia has accused Ukraine of conducting a drone attack on a key facility for the TurkStream gas pipeline, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. In...

Far-right leader marks 64th birthday behind bars, calls imprisonment politically motivated

Ümit Özdağ, leader of Turkey’s far-right Victory Party (ZP), celebrated his 64th birthday behind bars, claiming in a letter from prison that his ongoing...

Prosecutors seek arrest of opposition district mayor, 17 others in İstanbul

Turkish prosecutors have requested the arrest of Alaattin Köseler, a main opposition party mayor in İstanbul, and 17 others on charges of bid rigging...

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