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AKP lawmaker claims domestic violence cases in Turkey exaggerated by media

Hülya Atçı Nergis, a lawmaker from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), has said the media is exaggerating femicides and other incidents of...

Turkish journalist attacked by mob after criticizing far-right party founder

Turkish journalist Levent Gültekin, a columnist for the Diken news website and an outspoken critic of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), was...

Former Turkish PM accuses Erdoğan of steering Turkey away from EU

Former Turkish prime minister and leader of the Gelecek Party Ahmet Davutoğlu has accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of steering Turkey away...

CoE called on to investigate gross rights violations suffered by women due to Ankara’s post-coup crackdown

A rights group on International Women's Day called for an investigation into rights violations suffered by women due to a crackdown by the Turkish...

Jailed philanthropist Kavala pessimistic about Erdoğan’s human rights action plan: report

Turkish businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala, who has been behind bars for more than three years on politically motivated charges, has expressed pessimism over...

9-year-old Turkish girl drowns while trying to cross Evros River

Nine-year-old Nurefşan Teke drowned on Thursday while trying to cross the Evros River with her mother Neslihan in order to reunite with her father,...

Turkish women take to the streets of İstanbul against femicide, rights violations

Thousands of women came together in İstanbul to demonstrate against a wide range of problems concerning women’s rights in Turkey and the murder of at...

Turkey urges ‘constructive dialogue’ with US, denouncing pressure over S-400 purchase 

Turkey accused the US of pressure over its purchase of a Russian air defense system and of pushing Ankara in "other directions," in reference...

European parliamentarians launch campaign for release of jailed Kurdish leader

European parliamentarians have launched a campaign demanding the release of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, who is still in prison despite two rulings from...

İstanbul mayor’s Women’s Day message provokes anti-HDP sentiment

A message from İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu congratulating two female politicians on opposite ends of the political spectrum on the occasion of International Women’s...

‘LOVE ERDOĞAN’: AKP rebuts Times Square billboard reading “STOP ERDOGAN”

Billboards that read "LOVE ERDOĞAN" were erected in municipalities run by Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in support of Turkish President Recep...

70 detained across Turkey due to alleged Gülen links

Turkish police on Monday detained 70 people including former military officers in three separate operations targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement, the state-run...

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