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Turkish court sentences 20 female university students to prison over Gülen links

Twenty female university students were handed down prison sentences on Friday for alleged links to the Gülen movement, sparking an outcry among activists and...

Tribunal hears presentation of report on Turkey’s enforced disappearances

Bünyamin Tekin, Geneva The judges of the Turkey Tribunal, a civil society-led, symbolic international tribunal established to adjudicate recent human rights violations in Turkey, on...

Turkey Tribunal: Panel of judges hears victims of torture, rights activist 

Bünyamin Tekin, Geneva The panel of judges of the Turkey Tribunal, a civil society-led, symbolic international tribunal established to adjudicate recent human rights violations in...

Turkey Tribunal stands firm against attempts by Turkish diplomats to halt proceedings

The press service of the Turkey Tribunal, a civil society-led, symbolic international tribunal established to adjudicate recent human rights violations in Turkey, said on...

Doubts grow over reliability of Turkey’s COVID-19 figures

The credibility of Turkey’s coronavirus numbers have been called into question once again as the Health Ministry has been alleged to have stopped sending...

University students spend night in park to protest high accommodation prices

A group of university students began sleeping in a park in Ä°stanbul on Sunday to protest the high price of accommodation, while the Turkish...

Ankara systematically tortures Gülenists, Kurds, Turkey Tribunal rapporteurs say

Bünyamin Tekin, Geneva The Turkey Tribunal, a civil society-led, symbolic international tribunal established to adjudicate recent human rights violations in Turkey, started proceedings in Geneva...

AKP losing diehard supporters due to ‘endless’ financial problems, poll shows

ORC, an Ankara-based pollster known to be close to Turkey's Justice and Development Party (AKP) government, has said in a series of tweets that...

Police detain 5 ODTÜ students before graduation ceremony

Five students from Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) were taken into police custody on Sunday ahead of the school’s graduation ceremony, which is usually...

Anti-vaxxer journalist who denied existence of COVID dies of virus

A Turkish journalist who denied the existence of COVID-19 and opposed vaccinations for it recently has died of the virus, Turkish media outlets reported...

ISIL member who called for execution of 2 Turkish soldiers arrested after outrage

A Turkish court has ruled for the arrest of an alleged member of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) who issued...

ErdoÄŸan says Turkey ‘not closed’ to dialogue with Armenia

Turkey's president on Sunday said his country was ready for talks with Armenia but added Yerevan needed to take steps towards opening a controversial...

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