Turkish court orders former opposition MP to pay damages over parliamentary inquiry on pro-gov’t...
A Turkish court has ordered Hüda Kaya, a former deputy from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), to pay damages due to a written parliamentary...
The Year in Review: Crackdown on the Kurdish Political Movement
The Turkish government continued its efforts to criminalize the Kurdish political movement with a view to weakening the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), Turkey’s...
ECtHR faults Turkey for monitoring 3 inmates’ meetings with lawyers
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkish authorities’ monitoring and recording of three applicants’ meetings with their lawyers while they...
Turkey’s massive witch-hunt targeting Erdoğan opponents reached South Korea, judicial document reveals: report
Turkey’s massive witch-hunt against critics of its Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was expanded to East Asia, and Turkish nationals living in South Korea...
Former teacher arrested on Gülen charges says heating cut off in cell despite cold...
A former teacher arrested for alleged links to the Gülen movement told his family during a phone call on Tuesday that the heating in...
UN working group finds detention of Turkish citizens abducted from Malaysia due to alleged...
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has concluded that the arrest and detention of two individuals who were abducted from Malaysia...
EU tells Turkey to address democracy before membership
The European Union’s enlargement commissioner told Turkey on Wednesday to address issues around democracy and the rule of law if it wants to boost...
Some private schools in Turkey may face closure for hosting Western celebrations
An official from Turkey’s Education Ministry has warned that some private schools in the country may face closure due to celebrations of such events...
Prison administration denies inmate parole despite eligibility and good behavior reports
Hayri Özkul, an inmate convicted on terrorism charges due to his links to the Gülen movement, said he was not released from prison although...
Turkish intelligence service draws ire with children’s competition on ‘secret agents’
Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has sparked outrage by inviting children between the ages of 5 and 14 to take part in a competition...
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