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‘We Can’t Shelter’ movement catches on across Turkey as police detain students in capital

Police detained nine students in Ankara on Monday at a protest staged by the “We Can’t Shelter” movement, which is seeking to draw attention...

AKP municipality equipment dumps trash in protected area amid public protest

Heavy equipment sent by a district municipality run by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) early on Tuesday dumped rubble in several areas...

Victims of enforced disappearance testify before Turkey Tribunal

Bünyamin Tekin, Geneva Victims of enforced disappearances perpetrated by Turkey testified on their abductions by the state agents on Tuesday before the judges of the Turkey...

25 former, active duty military officers detained over alleged Gülen links

Turkish police on Tuesday detained 25 former and active duty military officers over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, the state-run Anadolu news...

Rights defenders in Turkey face unrelenting pressure from gov’t: report

Human rights defenders in Turkey have been under unrelenting pressure, with 1,098 taken into custody and 33 arrested between March 1 and August 31,...

Turkish first lady’s book launch marred by debates over her expensive watch

A book written by Turkish first lady Emine Erdoğan describing her visits to Africa was launched in New York on Monday but was overshadowed...

Erdoğan inaugurates $291 mln high rise in NYC amid criticism

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday inaugurated the “Türkevi” (Turkish House) in New York City, a 36-story high rise that cost Turkey $291.2...

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 İstanbul on Sunday to protest the high price of accommodation, while the Turkish...

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