Month: September 2021
Top Turkish court rules former teacher was tortured in police custody
Turkey
September 22, 2021
Top Turkish court rules former teacher was tortured in police custody
Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled on May 18, 2021 that a former teacher arrested for links to the Gülen movement was…
Arbitration tribunal rejects Belgian company’s case against Turkey
Turkey
September 22, 2021
Arbitration tribunal rejects Belgian company’s case against Turkey
The World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has rejected an arbitration claim filed against the Turkish…
Turkey sends more troops to Syria ahead of key Putin meeting: report
Turkey
September 22, 2021
Turkey sends more troops to Syria ahead of key Putin meeting: report
Turkey has sent more troops to northwestern Syria as it prepares for a critical meeting with the leaders of Russia…
Erdoğan’s armored cars transported to US at a cost of $270,000
Turkey
September 22, 2021
Erdoğan’s armored cars transported to US at a cost of $270,000
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took two armored cars with him when he flew to the US to attend a United…
Humanitarian relief, climate change, COVID to be discussed at JWF’s UN conference
Turkey
September 22, 2021
Humanitarian relief, climate change, COVID to be discussed at JWF’s UN conference
The virtual UNGA Conference 2021: Transforming Our World, organized by the New York-based Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) and its…
LIVE | Turkey Tribunal: 2016 coup was a ‘gift from God’ for gov’t to purge independent judiciary
Turkey
September 22, 2021
LIVE | Turkey Tribunal: 2016 coup was a ‘gift from God’ for gov’t to purge independent judiciary
The judges of the Turkey Tribunal, a civil society-led, symbolic international tribunal established to adjudicate recent human rights violations in…
Hizmet Movement Declares Core Values with Unified Voice
World
September 22, 2021
Hizmet Movement Declares Core Values with Unified Voice
Today, the Alliance for Shared Values (AfSV), a U.S.-based non-profit representing regional Hizmet organizations, together with many other Hizmet-affiliated nonprofits…
What happens if you drink the Covid vaccine?
Health
September 17, 2021
What happens if you drink the Covid vaccine?
Bogus remedies, myths and fake news about the virus, which can cost lives, have been debunked time and time again…
Activist Öztürk says she was subjected to brutal torture in secret detention center
Turkey
September 17, 2021
Activist Öztürk says she was subjected to brutal torture in secret detention center
Ayten Öztürk, 47, who describes herself as a socialist activist, said she was subjected to severe torture and sexual harassment…
Tribunal to adjudicate Turkey’s rights record
Turkey
September 17, 2021
Tribunal to adjudicate Turkey’s rights record
The Turkey Tribunal, a civil society-led, symbolic international tribunal established to adjudicate recent human rights violations in Turkey including torture,…