human rights
Turkey’s Massive Crackdown on Health Care Professionals
Health
March 20, 2019
Turkey’s Massive Crackdown on Health Care Professionals
Following the coup attempt on the 15th of July 2016, dissident groups in Turkey are facing arguably their biggest crackdown…
Turkey takes first place as top jailer of women journalists across the world as the globe note International Women’s Day
World
March 9, 2019
Turkey takes first place as top jailer of women journalists across the world as the globe note International Women’s Day
THE IMPRISONING OF journalists is yet again in the spotlight in Turkey as it has now been revealed that out…
İlgezdi prepared the report based on the data from Turkey’s Interior Ministry.
World
March 8, 2019
İlgezdi prepared the report based on the data from Turkey’s Interior Ministry.
The Turkish government has submitted to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) a new three-person list of candidates after…
Abductions on the rise in Turkey as the latest, horrific one see a father brutally kidnapped in front of his kids
Turkey
March 4, 2019
Abductions on the rise in Turkey as the latest, horrific one see a father brutally kidnapped in front of his kids
A mother is left with a traumatized child after armed gunmen abducted her father when the family was traveling together on…
Turkish court accepts indictment seeking aggravated life for Kavala, Gezi activists
Turkey
March 4, 2019
Turkish court accepts indictment seeking aggravated life for Kavala, Gezi activists
The İstanbul 30th High Criminal Court has accepted an indictment that demands an aggravated life sentence for human rights activist…
Elderly, ailing Kurdish woman to be released from Turkish prison
World
March 4, 2019
Elderly, ailing Kurdish woman to be released from Turkish prison
Sisê Bingöl, an elderly and ailing woman who has been serving time on a terrorism conviction since 2017, is to…
Turkish Embassy spied on Nigerian school network, well-respected hospital
World
March 3, 2019
Turkish Embassy spied on Nigerian school network, well-respected hospital
According official correspondence sent by the embassy in Abuja to headquarters in Ankara, Turkish diplomats have collected information on Nigerian…
Turkish police intervene in leftist student protest, 17 students detained
Turkey
March 3, 2019
Turkish police intervene in leftist student protest, 17 students detained
Turkish police intervened at Istanbul University where students had gathered to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the death of a…
Turkish court releases mother and newborn with heart disease from jail
Turkey
March 1, 2019
Turkish court releases mother and newborn with heart disease from jail
A Turkish court in Erzurum province on Thursday released a mother who was sent back to jail after delivering a…
Islam is Compatible with Democracy, Despite Turkey’s Recent Example Alternate Title: Islamic State is an Oxymoron
Opinion
February 25, 2019
Islam is Compatible with Democracy, Despite Turkey’s Recent Example Alternate Title: Islamic State is an Oxymoron
Turkey was hailed as an example for a modern Muslim democracy during the early 2000s. The current ruling party that…