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[OPINION] Turkey’s justice crisis under Strasbourg’s spotlight

Adem Yavuz Arslan* This week the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued another series of judgments against Turkey, which raised the number of individuals whose...

Delegation leaves Diyarbakır for PKK’s symbolic laying-down-of-arms ceremony in Iraq

A delegation of journalists, politicians, civil society leaders and pro-Kurdish party members departed Diyarbakır on Thursday for northern Iraq to attend a ceremony in...

Erdoğan demotes propaganda chief amid speculation of tensions with head of intelligence

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has removed longtime communications director Fahrettin Altun, reassigning him to lead the country’s human rights and equality agency, a...

Journalists, minors among over 119,000 under judicial supervision in Turkey

More than 119,000 people in Turkey, including opposition journalists and minors, are currently under judicial supervision, raising concerns about the growing use of court-imposed...

Turkey denies claims of negligence after 12 soldiers die from gas exposure in northern Iraq

Turkey’s defense ministry has denied allegations of negligence following the death of 12 Turkish soldiers due to gas exposure during a cave operation in...

[OPINION] Poverty has no name, but the debate over it speaks volumes about society

Yasemin Aydın* Names carry meaning. They tell stories of origin, belonging, history. And in times of political polarization, they are often turned into tools, symbols...

Turkey bans content of X’s AI chatbot Grok amid criminal probe over insults

A Turkish court has ordered the blocking of content produced by Grok, an artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, after authorities said...

Pro-Kurdish party seeks parliamentary debate on Kobani trial prisoners after ECtHR ruling

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) has requested a parliamentary debate on the release of politicians jailed due to their alleged...

Greece to acquire new submarines to gain edge over Turkish navy: report

Greece plans to enhance its naval capabilities with the purchase of new submarines capable of launching long-range cruise missiles, aiming to establish an underwater...

Erdoğan joins far-right ally in backing live broadcast of chief rival İmamoğlu’s trial

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday gave his approval to a proposal for the upcoming trial of jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the president’s...

Turkey announces surprise tax hike to bolster budget, dampens lira demand: report

Turkey raised withholding taxes on lira-denominated deposits and mutual funds, tightening its grip on household savings as it seeks fresh revenue to ease the...

Opposition under siege: 16 CHP mayors jailed, one under house arrest in Turkey

A sweeping crackdown on Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has intensified over the past year, with 16 mayors jailed and one put...

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