human rights
EU grants Turkey €275 million to build railway from İstanbul to Bulgarian border
World
June 11, 2019
EU grants Turkey €275 million to build railway from İstanbul to Bulgarian border
The European Union will grant Turkey 275 million euros ($311 million) to fund part of a 155-kilometer rail line from…
European rights court fines Moldova for expelling Turkish teachers
World
June 11, 2019
European rights court fines Moldova for expelling Turkish teachers
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has imposed a fine on Moldova over the expulsion of teachers at the…
ECtHR rejects 2010 application of Sledgehammer defendants
Turkey
June 7, 2019
ECtHR rejects 2010 application of Sledgehammer defendants
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Thursday found an application made in 2010 by retired general Çetin Doğan…
U.N decision opens doors for release of victims of decree-law in Turkey
Adem Yavuz Arslan
June 7, 2019
U.N decision opens doors for release of victims of decree-law in Turkey
On the day the “Judicial Reform Package” was announced, which was ordered by Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey to be…
13 killed in car bomb blast in Turkish-held Syrian city: report
World
June 6, 2019
13 killed in car bomb blast in Turkish-held Syrian city: report
A car bomb killed at least 13 people Sunday night near a mosque in a northern town held by Turkey-backed…
Former diplomats sexually abused with batons and tortured: Bar Association
Turkey
May 29, 2019
Former diplomats sexually abused with batons and tortured: Bar Association
Former Turkish diplomats arrested over terrorism charges claim they have been tortured as well as sexually abused with police batons,…
Court hears how police tortured detainees
Turkey
May 26, 2019
Court hears how police tortured detainees
Ten people detained in Turkey’s southeastern Sanliurfa following a counter-terrorism operation in the province testified in court on Thursday that…
Construction worker gets jail term for posting cartoons that criticize Erdogan
Turkey
May 26, 2019
Construction worker gets jail term for posting cartoons that criticize Erdogan
Deniz Avci, a construction worker in Turkey’s western province of Balıkesir, was sentenced to two years and two months in…
China seeks Turkey’s support in fight against terrorism in Uighur region
World
May 18, 2019
China seeks Turkey’s support in fight against terrorism in Uighur region
China has called on Turkey to support its fight against militants operating in China’s restive far western region of Xinjiang,…
Turkey celebrates Mother’s Day as thousands of mothers are behind bars
Turkey
May 12, 2019
Turkey celebrates Mother’s Day as thousands of mothers are behind bars
As Turkey celebrated the Mother’s day on Sunday, more than 17,000 women, many of them with babies, have been deprived…