European rights court president draws further ire by posing with members of Turkey’s ruling...
President of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) Róbert Ragnar Spanó drew further ire from human rights defenders and the Turkish opposition after...
European Commission notes ‘serious deficiencies’ in functioning of Turkey’s institutions
The European Commission in its yearly report on Turkey released on Wednesday said there are “serious deficiencies” in the functioning of Turkey’s democratic institutions,...
Police break up protest, detain 30 commemorating slain Gezi activist in Ankara
Turkish police on Thursday dispersed a demonstration by a group commemorating an activist who was killed during the nationwide anti-government Gezi Park protests in...
Erdoğan attacks top courts, says ‘unsettled’ by their ‘incomprehensible’ rulings
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has lashed out at two of the country’s top courts due to some rulings that go against the stance...
Survey: 1,2 million people victimised by emergency rule in Turkey
A survey conducted by Turkish rights group has showed that over 1,2 million people were badly affected by losing their economic status, property or...
House lawmakers urge Biden to counter Turkey’s transnational repression campaign
A bipartisan coalition of 142 lawmakers from the US House of Representatives sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Tuesday urging him to...
Detention warrants issued for 42 over alleged Gülen links, 26 detained
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 42 people over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, with 26 of them taken into custody,...
Turkish gov’t accused of turning prisons into enterprises, exploiting inmates’ labor
The Turkish government has been accused of turning its low security prisons, where more than 60,000 inmates are employed in revenue-generating jobs for very...
Family of missing Kurdish journalist seeking justice 30 years on
The family of Nazım Babaoğlu, a journalist who went missing in 1994 while covering the news, is still seeking his whereabouts as well as...
Saturday Mothers activist to receive compensation for detention during protest
Aydın Aydoğan, a member of the Saturday Mothers activist group, has won a court case and will receive non-pecuniary damages from the state for...
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