Kurdish leader Demirtaş sentenced to 2 years, 6 months’ imprisonment for ‘targeting’ public prosecutor
A court on Friday sentenced Selahattin Demirtaş, former co-chair of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), to two years, six months’ imprisonment for “targeting officials...
Turkey is responsible for rights abuses, ‘potential war crimes’ in north Syria: HRW
Turkey bears responsibility for human rights abuses and violations of land and property rights in swaths of northern Syria it controls alongside its proxies,...
Turkish authorities detain 14 female university students on Gülen charges
A total of 14 female university students were detained in Turkey's capital of Ankara on June 1 for alleged links to the Gülen movement,...
Journalist investigated due to report on religious group as Turkish Red Crescent’s supplier
A journalist from an anti-government newspaper in Turkey is being investigated for allegedly spreading disinformation in a tweet and a report about the Turkish...
Journalist Sinan Aygül should not serve prison time for doing his job, CPJ says
Turkish authorities should not imprison journalist Sinan Aygül, who was convicted on charges of “violating the secrecy of an investigation” by reporting on a...
Body search requirement lifted for jailed Kurdish leader after outrage
A prison administration in northwestern Turkey has backed off its requirement that jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş undergo a body check before and after...
Rights groups call on EU to strengthen commitment to improvement of fundamental rights and...
Improvement in fundamental rights and the rule of law should be at the heart of EU-Turkey relations, said 16 human rights and freedom of...
Turkish authorities drop 1991 massacre of Kurdish civilians due to statute of limitations
Turkish prosecutors have dropped the case of seven Kurdish civilians who were killed by soldiers in southeast Turkey in 1991 due to the expiration...
Turkey increased renditions, detentions and surveillance of its Uyghur population: report
Turkey increased renditions, detentions and surveillance of its Uyghur population and is no longer the safe haven it once was for Uyghur refugees, according...
Turkish court acquits sexual assault suspect despite compelling evidence
A Turkish court on Tuesday acquitted a man accused of sexually assaulting a mentally disabled woman despite compelling evidence against him, the BirGün daily reported.
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