Jailed post-coup victim judge dies after ICU hospitalization
A former member of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals who was disbarred in the aftermath of a failed coup and subsequently jailed due to...
Turkish Interior Ministry sends circulars to governor’s offices requesting closer monitoring of student activities
The Turkish Interior Ministry has sent circulars to governor's offices in Turkey requesting that universities closely monitor student activities, raising concerns that government pressure...
Turkey deports Greek journalist ‘for reasons of public order’
Turkish authorities have deported Evangelos Areteos, a reporter for the Greek Real newspaper and author of two books on Turkish politics, “for reasons of...
Ailing 80-year-old inmate released from prison after 4 months
Makbule Özer, an ailing 80-year-old inmate in a high-security prison in Turkey’s eastern Van province, was released from prison on Wednesday, Turkish media reported.
Özer's...
Refugees detained in dismal conditions in Turkey upon pushback from Greece
Turkish authorities have been detaining refugees who were pushed back from Greece in a rundown building under dismal conditions in western Izmir province, the...
Kurdish lawmaker faces up to 15 years in prison on terrorism charges
A lawmaker from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) who was stripped of her parliamentary immunity and jailed earlier this month, faces a prison...
Amnesty says justice prevails as Turkey’s top court overturns convictions of 4 rights defenders
“The decision by Türkiye’s highest appeals court to overturn baseless convictions of Amnesty International Türkiye’s Honorary Chair and three other human rights defenders is...
EU urges Bulgaria to probe shooting of refugee at Turkish border: report
The European Commission on Tuesday urged Bulgaria to thoroughly investigate the alleged shooting by Bulgarian guards of a Syrian refugee on the country’s border...
25 journalists imprisoned in half a year in Turkey: RSF
Thirty journalists working in the pro-Kurdish media were detained and 25 of them have been put in prison in Turkey in just half a...
Turkish court refuses to release top doctor and human rights activist Fincancı
A Turkish court on Thursday refused to release a prominent doctor and human rights activist who faces prison for demanding a probe into the...
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