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Top court finds rights violation in denying a prisoner permission to attend relative’s funeral
Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that denying a prisoner permission to attend his mother’s funeral violates “the right to respect for private and...
Union membership in Turkey stands at 14.4 percent
Only 14.4 percent of workers in Turkey, excluding civil servants, are members of a union, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Thursday, citing...
Pro-gov’t TV station censors woman speaking in Kurdish during daytime reality show
A pro-government TV station in Turkey cut the sound while airing one of its daytime reality shows because a woman started speaking in Kurdish, in...
UN committee faults Turkey in case of teacher who died in custody after arrest over Gülen links
The United Nations Human Rights Committee on Wednesday released its decision concerning an application submitted on behalf of a teacher who was allegedly tortured...
Financial Times changes headline of article on Turkish singer after backlash on Twitter
The UK-based Financial Times has changed the headline of an article on Gaye Su Akyol, a dissident Turkish rock star who is considered an...
Alevis protest against controversial omnibus bill for failing to address their demands
Alevi organizations on Tuesday staged a protest against an omnibus bill concerning Alevi houses of worship (cemevis) in Turkey, which was adopted by a...
Former HDP MP released from prison 4 months after completion of sentence
A former lawmaker from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) has been released from prison four months after she completed the sentence handed down to...
Turkish Nobel laureate says there is immense political pressure in Turkey
Orhan Pamuk, Turkish novelist and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature, said in an interview that there was immense political pressure in Turkey...
Hundreds attend anti-LGBTQ rally in Turkey
Hundreds of people attended an anti-LGBTQ rally Sunday in Istanbul, answering a call from dozens of conservative associations, an AFP photographer reported.Carrying banners with...
Academic Altan appeals to ECtHR against Turkey’s top judicial body
The lawyer for academic and journalist Mehmet Altan, who was imprisoned after a coup attempt in Turkey in July 2016, has filed a complaint...
Top court finds rights violations in prosecution of Kurdish politician Demirtaş
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has found rights violations in the trial of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, who was prosecuted due to slogans promoting the...
Turkey ranks 124th out of 146 countries in WEF gender gap report
Turkey has been ranked 124th out of 146 countries with respect to inequalities between men and women, according to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF)...
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