Court accepts indictment seeking up to 13 years in prison for jailed journalist
An İstanbul court on Monday accepted an indictment that seeks a prison sentence of up to 13 years for a TV journalist who was...
Turkey frees reporters jailed after failed appeal in state secrets trial
Two Turkish journalists convicted of violating Turkey’s state secrets law were released late on Tuesday the very same day they returned to prison after...
84-year-old Nusret Muğla dies after contracting COVID-19 in prison
Nusret Muğla, an 84-year-old ailing man who was serving a sentence on conviction of links to the Gülen movement, passed away on Sunday after...
Turkey’s chief justice says top court’s workload is as heavy as that of ECtHR
Chief Justice Zühtü Arslan has complained about the growing workload of Turkey’s Constitutional Court, saying the court has as many applications as as the...
Journalist from pro-Kurdish rights Mezopotamya news agency detained in a police raid
Journalist Zeynep Durgut, who writes for pro-Kurdish rights Mezopotamya news agency (MA), today was detained after a police raid on her home in southeastern...
Kosovar officials involved in illegal deportation of Turkish teachers face 5 years in prison
Three Kosovar officials involved in the illegal deportation of six Turkish teachers to Turkey on March 29, 2018 face five-year prison sentences in a...
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2021. Increasing pressure on the...
Opposition MP files complaint against vice president for calling purge victims ‘terrorists’
An opposition deputy has filed a complaint against Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay, who recently called the victims of a massive purge of state...
3 political parties file complaints against journalist for allegedly insulting Turkey
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), its far-right ally the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and the small, nationalist Grand Unity Party (BBP) have...
Turkey ordered detention of 99 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 99 people due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, according to local...
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