In Yüksekova district, a panel organized by a Kurdish language association on Monday undermined the liaison between Kurdish language and history, saying that Kurdish people kept their language despite assimilation politics.

Istanbul police raided several locations this morning, detaining 41 individuals including two journalists from Evrensel and Özgür Gündem newspapers.

On the occasion of World Human Rights Day, Turkey's two main human rights organizations released their annual torture reports, complaining that impunity on several torture cases encouraged the ongoing human tragedy in Turkey.

On the occasion of World Human Rights Day, Turkey's two main human rights organizations released their annual torture reports, complaining that impunity on several torture cases encouraged the ongoing human tragedy in Turkey.

Mehmet Atak, Ali Akel, Mustafa Cemlioğlu, Ahmet Kaya and families from Roboski became the recipients of this year's MAZLUMDER human rights prizes.

A court dismissed charges for Halil Savda, Mehmet Atak, Ahmet Aydemir and Fatih Tezcan for "disfavoring the military in the eyes of public" after the four individuals shouted an antimilitarist slogan to support their conscientious rejector friend Enver Aydemir in a public meeting.

Turkey is topping the list in the number content ban requests among OECD countries, with most complaint made on state criticism and porn.

International Press Institute representatives paid a 3-day visit to Turkey, enduring talks with government officials and NGO representatives on the press freedom and jailed journalists.

Signatures for Roboski, a campaign that dance choreographer and artist Zeynep Tanbay initiated on November 30 for pressuring the government to make a formal apology on the death of 34 Kurdish citizens in an air strike last year, has received wide national recognition including several intellectuals in Turkey.

Greenpeace campaign officer Cenk Levi criticized Turkish Nuclear Energy Institute for failing to investigate the lead factory yard containing high levels of radiation in Izmir, saying that such failure raised doubts concerning institution's future involvement with nuclear plants in Turkey.

According to data compiled by bianet, 10 women, 4 men and 1 infant were reported murdered and 18 raped by men in November. Overall this year, male violence left 147 women murdered, 123 raped, 208 wounded and 126 harassed.

Several intellectuals forming the "We should not keep silent" initiative for the jailed sociologist Pinar Selek submitted an appointment request to Minister of Justice Sadullah Ergin.

Greens and the Left Party of the future, Turkey's newest party, demanded the government to account for controversial suicides in the army saying that PM has for long kept quite on the issue.

An association supporting female electoral candidates urged Turkey's political parties to introduce the zipper system, a 50/50 gender quota model, in their decision-making mechanisms.

Ankara University Political Science Alumni Association, one of Turkey's most prestigious institutions, awarded journalist-author Nadire Mater with its annual prize, the Mülkiye Award.

Gültan Kışanak, Peace and Democracy Party Co-Chair, criticized PM Erdogan's authoritarian tone--resembling it to Islam's fatwa statements--on the parliamentarian immunity issue, saying that Kurdish people might consider boycotting the national parliament entirely.

At least 82 workers have lost their lives at work in November adding up to total death toll of 802 in 2011, according to data compiled by a worker health and safety association.

A court in Izmir province ruled Turkey's election council to pay for non-pecuniary damages to Süleyman Eryiğit, a physically disabled elector who was unable to vote due to accessibility issues in the ballot drop location.

Peace and Democracy Party Deputy Sebahat Tuncel proposed to the Turkish Parliament a bill aiming to create a national AIDS council and facilitate access to treatment.

A group commemorating victims of controversial work accidents gathered for their 13th weekly meeting on Sunday, dedicating their session to six workers who died in Samsun Province.