Turkey

[ANALYSIS] Erdoğan fears facing the same fate as Egypt’s Morsi
Opinion

[ANALYSIS] Erdoğan fears facing the same fate as Egypt’s Morsi

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s handshake with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who was sworn in as Egypt’s president in…
Turkey violated prisoners’ rights by not granting visits for schoolchildren on weekends: ECtHR
World

Turkey violated prisoners’ rights by not granting visits for schoolchildren on weekends: ECtHR

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkish authorities violated the European Convention on Human Rights…
Turkish prisons at 16 percent overcapacity: report
Turkey

Turkish prisons at 16 percent overcapacity: report

Turkish prisons are holding 49,518 more prisoners than their overall capacity, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing the latest data from…
Book tells story of teacher who died in Turkish prison due to lack of medication
Turkey

Book tells story of teacher who died in Turkish prison due to lack of medication

A recently published book tells the story of teacher Halime Gülsu, who died in a Turkish prison in 2018 due to deprivation…
Turkey: Security unit blacklists 20 journalists including Yunus Erdogdu
Media Freedom

Turkey: Security unit blacklists 20 journalists including Yunus Erdogdu

On September 5th, the Mezopotamya News Agency (MA) revealed that the General Directorate of Security (EGM) in Turkey had blacklisted…
[GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS] Ukraine, Russia sign UN deal to export grain from Ukrainian ports
Economy

[GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS] Ukraine, Russia sign UN deal to export grain from Ukrainian ports

Beacon of hope’: Landmark Ukraine grain export deal signed in Turkey. The agreement was signed by Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov…
Turkish asylum seekers allegedly being pushed back in small boats by Greece
World

Turkish asylum seekers allegedly being pushed back in small boats by Greece

Three Turkish nationals seeking asylum in Greece in September were allegedly tortured by plain-clothes Greek officials, who then illegally put…
27 children killed, 160 subjected to sexual abuse in Turkey in 2021: report
Turkey

27 children killed, 160 subjected to sexual abuse in Turkey in 2021: report

A report by human rights defender and opposition deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu has revealed that at least 27 children were killed…
Seven Turks held in Libya for almost two years return home
Turkey

Seven Turks held in Libya for almost two years return home

Seven Turkish citizens held in eastern Libya for almost two years were released and returned home after intense diplomacy, Agence…
Islamist opposition party leader says he rejected Erdoğan’s offer to form alliance
Turkey

Islamist opposition party leader says he rejected Erdoğan’s offer to form alliance

Temel Karamollaoğlu, leader of the Islamist opposition Felicity Party, has said he turned down an offer from Turkish President Recep…
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