Turkey
Turkey presses Netherlands on 217 extradition requests tied to Gülen movement
April 2, 2026
Turkey presses Netherlands on 217 extradition requests tied to Gülen movement
Turkey’s justice minister said Ankara has asked the Netherlands to extradite 217 people over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen…
Jailed Turkish Scholar and Journalist Ali Ünal Honored at Religious Freedom Summit in Washington
February 4, 2026
Jailed Turkish Scholar and Journalist Ali Ünal Honored at Religious Freedom Summit in Washington
Turkish scholar, author, and journalist Ali Ünal, who as been imprisoned in Turkey since 2016, was honored during the International…
Turkey orders detention of 37 more people over alleged Gülen links
December 31, 2025
Turkey orders detention of 37 more people over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities ordered the detention of 37 people over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement in two separate investigations…
Erdogan continues Islamization of the army despite still-hopeful secularists
September 14, 2024
Erdogan continues Islamization of the army despite still-hopeful secularists
On August 30, after the Turkish Military Academy’s graduation ceremony, which was attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a group…
Observers: Türkiye’s competitive presidential runoff marked by uneven playing field
May 31, 2023
Observers: Türkiye’s competitive presidential runoff marked by uneven playing field
The second round of Türkiye’s presidential election was well run and gave voters the opportunity to choose between real political…
1.77 mln investigations launched in Turkey on terrorism allegations from 2016 to 2021
April 25, 2023
1.77 mln investigations launched in Turkey on terrorism allegations from 2016 to 2021
A total of 1,768,000 investigations were launched into people in Turkey on allegations of membership in an armed terrorist organization…
Turkish intelligence tortured arms smuggler after Ukraine secretly handed him over in a coffin
April 10, 2023
Turkish intelligence tortured arms smuggler after Ukraine secretly handed him over in a coffin
A former military officer and arms smuggler who was secretly transported by Ukrainian intelligence to Turkey in a coffin was allegedly tortured…
Prominent rights advocate to run for parliament again amid pressure from supporters
March 25, 2023
Prominent rights advocate to run for parliament again amid pressure from supporters
Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and a prominent human rights advocate, has changed…
Retired general sentenced to 7 years in prison in coup retrial
March 25, 2023
Retired general sentenced to 7 years in prison in coup retrial
A Turkish court has handed down a prison sentence of almost seven years to a retired general who was retried…
HDP to run in elections under banner of Green Left Party due to risk of closure
March 25, 2023
HDP to run in elections under banner of Green Left Party due to risk of closure
In a bid to circumvent the risks that could emerge from its possible closure ahead of the elections on May…