Young man faces trial for insulting Turkish state on social media
A young man, identified only by the initials S.K., will face trial for allegedly insulting and disregarding the symbols of the state's sovereignty in...
EP rapporteur calls Turkey’s noncompliance with ECtHR rulings in Kavala case a ‘disaster’
Nacho Sanchez Amor, the European Parliament’s Turkey rapporteur, has slammed the upholding of the convictions of five defendants in the Gezi Park trial, describing...
Turkey says it won’t shoulder new Afghan migration, slams US
Turkey’s foreign ministry has called the United States “irresponsible” after the Biden administration announced it would expand efforts to assist at-risk Afghan citizens with...
Stockholm University panel urges Turkey to restore the rule of law
Turkey should restore the rule of law immediately to address massive human rights violations that are unprecedented in scale and magnitude, the audience was...
Jailed mother and baby struggle with unbearable prison conditions, says husband
The husband of Özlem Düzenli, a young mother imprisoned with her 7-month-old infant, said in a social media post that prison conditions have become unbearable due...
Grave of murdered 12-year-old Kurdish child vandalized in SE Turkey
Unknown individuals have damaged the grave of Uğur Kaymaz, a child who was shot dead at the age of 12, and that of his...
ECtHR faults Turkey for violating rights of top judicial board member dismissed in 2014
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the rights of Adem Kartal, the former vice president of the Supreme Board of...
11-year-old girl with Down syndrome deteriorates after arrest of her mother on Gülen links
Ayşe Asude Gök, an 11-year-old girl with Down syndrome, stopped interacting with her caregivers after her mother was arrested to serve a sentence for...
Turkish court hands down suspended sentence to singer on insult charges
An İstanbul court hearing a retrial has handed down a suspended sentence of more than two years to singer Atilla Taş on conviction of...
ECtHR rules Turkey violated rights of dozens detained over alleged Gülen links
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Turkey violated the rights of 117 individuals who were held in pretrial detention in...
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