Turkish prosecutors order detention of 25 over alleged Gülen links
Ankara prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 25 people on terrorism-related allegations as part of an investigation into the faith-based Gülen movement, the Cumhuriyet...
Turkish gov’t aims to diminish bar associations’ role as human rights watchdogs: HRW
The Turkish government’s plan to allow for multiple bar associations appears calculated to divide the legal profession along political lines and diminish the biggest...
Another imam dies by suicide amid allegations of pressure for not supporting ruling AKP
A recently retired imam in Turkey has taken his own life following a similar case in August, fueling concerns over alleged political discrimination within Turkey’s...
Turkish government fears criticism more than pandemic: Amnesty International
Amnesty International said, in a report released Thursday, the fact that prisoners of conscience have been left to languish in appalling conditions despite a...
51 detained in Turkey during protest in support of jailed PKK leader
Turkish police on Monday detained 51 people in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır who had gathered to call for the end of prison restrictions...
UN Human Rights Council on death of Ebru Timtik : No one should have...
Special rapporteurs from the UN Human Rights Council in a statement issued on Wednesday condemned the preventable death of lawyer Ebru Timtik after a...
Turkish court censors online content on judicial bribery allegations
A court in İstanbul has ruled to block access to 59 pieces of online content, including news articles, columns, social media posts and videos...
Swedish authorities must conduct a thorough investigation into attack on Turkish journalist Abdullah Bozkurt:...
Swedish authorities must conduct a swift and thorough investigation into the attack on Turkish journalist Abdullah Bozkurt and hold those responsible to account, the...
Turkish prosecutor seeks 15 years in prison for Kurdish journalist accused of terrorism
A prosecutor in Diyarbakır has requested up to 15 years in prison for Beritan Canözer, a journalist accused of membership in a terrorist organization...
Lawyers detained solely for practicing legal profession should be immediately and unconditionally released: Amnesty...
All lawyers who have been detained solely for practicing the legal profession should be immediately and unconditionally released, Amnesty International said in a public...
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