ECtHR faults Turkey for violating freedom of expression in terrorism, insult cases
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has faulted Turkey over the conviction of two individuals on charges of “disseminating propaganda for a terrorist...
25 journalists imprisoned in half a year in Turkey: RSF
Thirty journalists working in the pro-Kurdish media were detained and 25 of them have been put in prison in Turkey in just half a...
Family breadwinner and mother of 2 detained for ‘financially aiding terrorism’
Menekşe Turen, a mother of two who became the sole financial provider of her family after her husband's arrest, was detained on Tuesday in...
Ex-military officer convicted of shipping explosives to ISIL, suspected in 2002 murder, recaptured
Former Turkish military officer Nuri Gökhan Bozkır, implicated in the 2002 murder of academic Necip Hablemitoğlu and convicted of shipping explosives to the Islamic...
3 Turkish soldiers killed in PKK attack in northern Iraq
Three Turkish soldiers were killed in northern Iraq in an attack carried out by militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Turkish Minute...
EU preparing for Afghans already abroad to try to reach Europe: report
The EU is preparing for an influx of Afghans, by both traditional routes such as Greece via Turkey and new routes such as by...
Jailed MP’s lawyers file third application with top court in new episode of crisis
The lawyers for a jailed opposition lawmaker have petitioned Turkey’s Constitutional Court for a third time claiming rights violations in the continued incarceration of...
Doctor sentenced to prison for treating wounded alleged terrorists
Human rights defender and physician Dr. Serdar Küni has been sentenced to four years, two months in prison on charges of aiding a terrorist...
Top court finds rights violation in terror conviction of teacher in Gülen-linked case
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the conviction of a teacher on terrorism charges over his alleged links to the Gülen movement violated his...
Turkey’s top court orders retrial of man convicted for wearing ‘Kurdistan’ T-shirt
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that convicting an individual for wearing a T-shirt bearing Kurdish symbols on charges of promoting a terrorist organization violated...
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