Deceased purge victim buried in a hurry, jailed husband not allowed to attend funeral

Fatma Görmez, 43, a former teacher fired from her job by an emergency decree-law who passed away yesterday from multiple health problems, was hurriedly...

Turkish police and intelligence agency authorized to use military weaponry in event of civil...

The Turkish National Police (EGM) and the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) will be able to use weaponry and equipment belonging to the Turkish Armed...

Journalist Şahin Alpay’s right to liberty and security violated, Turkish Constitutional Court rules

Journalist Şahin Alpay's ongoing house arrest continues to violate his right to liberty and security, Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday, Turkish media reported. The...

Turkey’s purge victims hold protest in front of UN’s İstanbul Office

Victims of a massive government purge that took place in Turkey in the aftermath of a failed coup in July 2016 held a demonstration...

Police officer convicted of breaking protestor’s arm walks free after receiving suspended sentence

Police officer E.T., who broke the arm of protestor Zeynal Danacı in Ankara in 2017, was convicted of excessive use of force and sentenced...

Turkey tops the list for number of European Court of Human Rights judgments finding...

Turkey tops the list of 47 Council of Europe (CoE) member states that received the most judgments from the European Court of Human Rights...

EP draft report on Turkey details serious rights violations suffered by Gülen followers: report

A draft report on Turkey prepared by the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee and released on Dec. 21 emphasizes serious human rights violations that...

Amid a culture of impunity, court changes prison sentence of soldier who ran over...

In the case of special sergeant S.K., who killed 85-year-old Pakize Hazar in June 2017 with an armored vehicle in a street closed to...

Woman jailed for husband’s role in corruption operations involving Erdoğan denied medical treatment

Sümeyya Aksoy, 43, the wife of a police chief jailed for her husband’s role in corruption and bribery operations back in 2013 that implicated...

Turkey’s Labor Ministry refuses to certify exam of former public servant despite scoring second...

A former public servant identified only by the initials A.B., 28, said he was not awarded his certificate by the Ministry of Family, Labor...

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