Süleyman Soylu
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,…
Ex-AKP member hints at Erdoğan family role in alleged arming of civilians
Turkey
July 11, 2021
Ex-AKP member hints at Erdoğan family role in alleged arming of civilians
A former member of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has said it’s likely President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and…
VIDEO AND PHOTO GALLERY | 2 teachers working at schools linked to Gülen movement deported to Turkey from Ukraine
Ukraine
January 6, 2021
VIDEO AND PHOTO GALLERY | 2 teachers working at schools linked to Gülen movement deported to Turkey from Ukraine
Citizens of Turkey, the teachers Salih Fidan and Samet Gure, in Rava-Ruska region in the Province of Lviv, were taken…
Turkey’s interior minister denies strip-search claims, brands rights advocate MP a ‘terrorist’
Turkey
December 24, 2020
Turkey’s interior minister denies strip-search claims, brands rights advocate MP a ‘terrorist’
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu denied recent claims made by pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu that…
105 active duty soldiers among 167 sought in post-coup purge
Turkey
October 13, 2020
105 active duty soldiers among 167 sought in post-coup purge
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 167 people, at least 105 of whom are soldiers on active duty, in…
Turkey’s president launches new unit to wage information warfare
Turkey
September 18, 2020
Turkey’s president launches new unit to wage information warfare
A new unit to counter “misinformation tactics waged against Turkey,” in Turkish authorities’ words, will work under Turkish President Recep…
Senior ISIL figure detained in Turkey
World
September 1, 2020
Senior ISIL figure detained in Turkey
Turkish police have detained a senior member of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the country’s interior…
Death toll in Turkish Black Sea floods increases to 8: report
Turkey
August 25, 2020
Death toll in Turkish Black Sea floods increases to 8: report
Turkish rescue workers recovered two more bodies Monday after severe weekend floods swept along Turkey’s Black Sea coast, raising the…
Turkish man detained for insulting Islam, prophet on social media
Turkey
July 15, 2020
Turkish man detained for insulting Islam, prophet on social media
A Turkish man was detained by police after allegedly insulting Islam and the Prophet Muhammed on social media, the İstanbul…
Turkey has detained more than 282,000, arrested 94,000 since 2016 failed coup
Turkey
July 15, 2020
Turkey has detained more than 282,000, arrested 94,000 since 2016 failed coup
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said Wednesday, on the fourth anniversary of a failed military putsch, that a total of…