Tag: Istanbul

From dazzling fireworks over Dubai to cautious optimism in Damascus, major cities across the Middle East welcomed the start of ...

Human rights group Amnesty International has published a statement expressing concern over the Turkish state's bans on protests over the ...

On Wednesday, in İstanbul, two prominent journalism organisations and rights groups gathered at the Human Rights Association (İHD) office to ...

Eren Keskin, human rights defender and lawyer, examines the Istanbul Convention’s significance as a hard-won achievement of women’s struggles in ...

Women's rights activists in Turkey's city of İstanbul defied governmental restrictions on the International Day for Elimination of Violence against ...

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government in Turkey has intensified investigations into the metropolitan municipalities of Ankara and ...

Human rights defenders in Turkey are demanding the immediate release of two severely ill political prisoners who require constant medical ...

Recent developments in Turkey's approach to the Kurdish issue have raised fundamental questions about the course of democratic politics and ...

Turkey's Saturday Mothers movement has demanded justice for eight individuals, including three children, who disappeared in custody in the country's ...

The recent arrest of Esenyurt Mayor Ahmet Özer and his replacement by a government-appointed trustee have triggered significant protests in ...