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ECtHR notifies Turkey of a record 4,800 additional applications over Gülen-linked convictions

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has notified Turkey of an additional 4,800 applications in its docket related to convictions for Gülen movement...

European lawyers bar urges Turkey to free jailed lawyer in critical condition

The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) has called on Turkish authorities to immediately suspend the prison sentence of lawyer Süleyman...

Former air force cadet serving life sentence imposed in 2016 coup case calls for...

Şüheda Sena Öğütalan, one of three female former air force cadets serving life sentences handed down in a trial concerning a 2016 coup attempt...

Turkey appeals European rights court ruling ordering Demirtaş’s release

Turkey has appealed a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruling that called for the immediate release of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, requesting...

Turkey’s religious authority ignores court ruling, re-sanctions imam for refusing to take congregation to...

Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) has sanctioned an imam again for refusing to bring his congregation to a 2023 rally for President Recep...

Turkish draft law risks criminalizing LGBTI people, Amnesty warns

Amnesty International on Thursday called on the Turkish government to withdraw a draft law that would introduce prison sentences for LGBTI people and their...

Öcalan urges Turkey to implement ‘right to hope,’ calling it vital for thousands of...

Abdullah Öcalan, jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has called on the Turkish government to adopt the “right to hope,” a...

Turkish authorities should investigate shooting of journalist: CPJ

The Committee to Protect Journalists  (CPJ) on Wednesday urged Turkish authorities to conduct a full investigation into the October 14 shooting of a local...

Turkey’s ruling AKP pushes ahead with bill to allow construction of hotels in national...

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has advanced a controversial bill that would allow the construction of hotels and tourism facilities inside national...

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