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Ankara urges Europe rights body to avoid any decision against Turkey

Turkey on Thursday called on the Council of Europe to avoid punishing Turkey ahead of a decision this week on whether Ankara could face...

EU provides 325 million euro boost for refugees in Turkey

The European Union said on Thursday it was injecting 325 million euros for refugees in Turkey, part of a huge funding plan for the...

Libya ferry on first passenger trip to Turkey in decades

A ferry set sail on Wednesday from the Libyan port of Misrata to Turkey's coastal city of İzmir, 40 years after the last passenger...

NBA center to become US citizen, change name to Enes Kanter Freedom

NBA player Enes Kanter, an outspoken critic of human rights violations in Turkey and China's treatment of Uyghurs, will adopt “Freedom” as his surname...

Syrians burn Turkish textbooks over Prophet illustrations

A textbook produced by Turkey's education ministry and distributed Thursday in northern Syria has drawn local ire over depictions of the Prophet Mohammed, prompting...

Emirati general accused of torture elected new Interpol president at İstanbul meeting

An Emirati general accused of torture was elected president of Interpol at the organization’s meeting in İstanbul on Thursday, despite the concerns of human...

Interpol election raises rights concerns about fair policing: report

Human rights groups and Western lawmakers are warning that Interpol’s powerful network of global police officers could end up under the sway of authoritarian...

RSF slams ‘political’ justice in Turkey over Khashoggi murder

A day before a Turkish probe resumes into the killing of Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi, Reporters Without Borders on Monday slammed political influence on...

Turkey to abandon digital tax in favor of OECD agreement: US

Turkey will drop its tax on US tech giants in favor of a global agreement on taxes under the Organization for Economic Co-operation and...

Reporter puts NATO chief in tight spot with question about Turkey’s democracy

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg was put in a tight spot when a reporter asked if member-state Turkey is still a democratic government, in an...

Suspect in assassination of Haitian president arrested in İstanbul

A key suspect in the July assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was detained at İstanbul Airport upon his arrival on Monday morning, Turkish...

European Parliament subcommittee hears findings of Turkey Tribunal

Bünyamin Tekin The European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights on Monday heard Johan Vande Lanotte, a professor of law at the University of Ghent, present...

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