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...
Far-right leader accuses medical union of being ‘separatist’ amid healthcare workers’ strike
Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and an ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has accused the Turkish Medical Association...
Turkish spy agency steps up recruitment of informants among diaspora during holiday season
As millions of Turkish flock to Turkey’s resort towns and cities for the summer holidays, the country’s intelligence agency, Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı (MIT), has...
Veteran actor appears in court on charges of insulting the Turkish nation
Veteran Turkish actor İlyas Salman, who has been indicted on charges of insulting the Turkish nation on social media and faces up to two...
Turkey has expelled more than 200 Christian workers since 2020
Alliance Defending Freedom International (ADF International), a Christian advocacy group, has accused Turkey of misusing national security laws to expel more than 200 Christian...
ECtHR rules Turkey violated prisoners’ rights by uploading their correspondence to judicial network server
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the right to respect for private life of 14 inmates by uploading...
Former governor arrested in probe into disappearance of Kurdish student
A Turkish court has jailed former Tunceli governor Tuncay Sonel on charges including evidence tampering in a long-running investigation into the 2020 disappearance of...
Turkey home to 95% of prisoners convicted of terrorism in Europe: report
Turkey is by far the leader in the number of prisoners convicted of terrorism in Europe, according to the 2021 Council of Europe (CoE)...
Victim of Turkey’s post-coup purge says she was insulted and subjected to physical violence...
A former public servant who was dismissed by a government decree after a 2016 coup attempt in Turkey has said she was subjected to...
Gezi Park trial verdict sparks protests across Turkey
A Turkish court’s verdict sentencing leading businessman and rights defender Osman Kavala to life in prison and seven others to 18 years each on...
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