Turkey’s top court received over 200K petitions claiming rights violations in past 2 years
The Constitutional Court of Turkey received nearly 220,000 individual applications over the past two years from people who claim that they were subjected to...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court rules monitoring of detainee’s lawyer meeting a rights violation
Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday that monitoring a detainee's meeting with their lawyer constitutes a violation of rights, the Diken news website reported.
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Erdoğan hints at preferential earthquake aid based on political support, triggers backlash
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s remarks at an event in Hatay, one of the cities hit hard by devastating earthquakes last year, have sparked a...
Former Turkish minister is planning attack on Alevi house of worship, mob boss claims
A Turkish crime boss who has been making scandalous allegations about the relationship between state actors and the mafia has claimed that former Turkish...
HRW: Turkish airstrikes in Syria lead to humanitarian crisis, disrupting water, electricity
Drone strikes by the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) on Kurdish-held areas of northeast Syria between Oct. 5 and 10 damaged critical infrastructure and resulted...
Boy’s health worsens since his mother was arrested a year ago
The health of a 9-year-old autistic child has deteriorated significantly over the past year since both his parents are in prison over their alleged...
Journalist appears in court after covering allegations of corruption in judiciary
An editor for the Gerçek Gündem news website who reported news and shared social media posts about an alleged bribery network in the judiciary...
Former AKP heavyweights distance themselves from Gezi Park trial
Former Justice and Development Party (AKP) politicians and current opposition party leaders Ahmet Davutoğlu and Ali Babacan have taken steps to distance themselves from...
ECtHR faults Turkey for pretrial detention of 45 people over Gülen links
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has faulted Turkey over the arrest and pretrial detention of 45 individuals in the aftermath of a...
Turkey’s bar associations call on international community to stop China’s treatment of Uyghurs
In a joint statement 73 bar associations across Turkey called on the UN and the international community to initiate targeted sanctions against China in...
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