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Lawmaker asks why Turkish Parliament withheld report on 2016 coup attempt

A lawmaker from Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party has asked Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş to explain why a parliamentary report on a failed coup in...

Turkey’s annual inflation edged up to 32.6 percent in May

Turkey’s annual inflation rate rose slightly in May to 32.6 percent from 32.4 percent in April, official figures showed Friday. Consumer prices increased 1.7 percent...

US congressional commission spotlights Turkey’s authoritarian rule and rights abuses

Turkey is moving toward full authoritarian rule as the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan intensifies its crackdown on political opposition, independent media, civil...

ECtHR asks Turkey about alleged rights violations in post-coup dismissals

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has communicated to the Turkish government questions regarding applications alleging rights violations in the dismissal of a group of...

Rights groups say impunity remains entrenched in Turkey as civil society faces growing pressure

A coalition of Turkish and European rights groups has warned that impunity for human rights violations remains deeply entrenched in Turkey, while civil society...

Turkey’s broadly defined unemployment remained above 30 pct in April

Turkey’s broadly defined unemployment rate remained above 30 percent in April, official data showed, indicating continued strain in the labor market despite only a...

Press groups urge Turkey to release journalist before court hearing

The International Press Institute, the Committee to Protect Journalists, the European Federation of Journalists and other press freedom and human rights groups have called...

Turkey’s top court annuls rule allowing indefinite alimony, gives parliament 9 months for new law

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has struck down a legal provision allowing courts to grant alimony to a divorced spouse for an indefinite period of time,...

Turkey once again ranked among 10 worst countries for working people: ITUC

Turkey remained among the world’s 10 worst countries for workers’ rights, according to the 2026 Global Rights Index published by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC),...

Turkish minister confirms visa broker complaints after censoring of report on ex-FM-linked VFS network

Turkey’s trade minister said authorities received 153 complaints about visa intermediaries and are reviewing seven companies accused of reselling Schengen visa appointments, days after...

Turkish court orders block on pro-opposition newspaper’s X account

A Turkish court has ordered an access block on the X account of Cumhuriyet, one of Turkey’s most prominent newspapers, according to the Freedom...

Main opposition says government is planning to shut down CHP, urges party vote before July 25

The leadership team of Özgür Özel, the ousted head of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), warned Wednesday that the party must hold...

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