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Appeals court upholds sentence of former teacher suffering from rare form of cancer

An appeals court on Friday approved a nine year, six month prison sentence for former teacher Ayşe Özdoğan, 33, who suffers from a rare...

Turkish intelligence captures key ISIL figure on heels of Erdoğan-Biden meeting

The alleged Turkey leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has been captured in Syria in an operation by Turkish...

Turkish-German journalist indicted on charges of insulting Erdoğan in 2016 article

A new case has been filed against former Turkey representative for the German Die Welt newspaper Deniz Yücel on charges of “insulting the president”...

[Opinion] Turkey increases military presence in Iraq amid Kurdish infighting

Türkmen Terzi  As the world’s largest stateless nation, Kurds have struggled for a century in pursuit of an independent state on the Mesopotamian plains; however,...

Turkey detains 47 police officers over alleged Gülen links

Forty-seven police officers were detained in operations across 32 provinces on Monday due to their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, accused by...

Woman convicted of ISIL membership released to take care of her children

A Turkish court has ruled for the release from prison of a woman who was convicted of terrorism due to her links to the...

Turkey not safe for refugees, rights groups tell Greece

Dozens of human rights groups on Monday criticized Greece's decision to designate Turkey as a "safe" country to readmit would-be refugees who have been...

German parliament rejects opposition motions for arms embargo on Turkey

Motions submitted by Germany’s opposition parties to impose an arms embargo on Turkey have been rejected by the federal parliament, Deutsche Welle Turkish service...

INTERPOL says Turkey’s 2018 Red Notice request for Dündar denied for being ‘political’

INTERPOL had denied a Red Notice request from Turkey for former editor-in-chief of the Cumhuriyet daily and journalist in exile Can Dündar back in...

UN calls on Turkey to stop misuse of terrorism law to detain rights defenders

The UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders on Wednesday called on Turkey to release imprisoned human rights defenders and stop using...

Turkey’s rights foundation details widespread violations against activists in 2020

Infographics released on the website of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) have revealed widespread rights violations suffered by human rights activists in...

COVID-19 has claimed the lives of 27 Turkish journalists: report

A total of 27 Turkish journalists have died of COVID-19, the Geneva based non-profit Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said in a press statement released...

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