International jurist groups call for justice in murder case of Kurdish human rights lawyer
A total of 33 NGOs from across the world have released a joint statement concerning the trial concerning the murder of prominent human rights...
Governor’s office requests statement from anti-refugee mayor over alleged discrimination
The governor’s office of the western Turkish province of Afyonkarahisar has requested a written statement from the Afyonkarahisar mayor, known for her anti-refugee views, over...
Third indictment seeks up to 15-year sentences for May Day demonstrators
A new indictment seeks a prison sentence of up to 15-and-a-half years for 12 people, eight of whom are in pretrial detention, for attempting...
Turkey detains 72 people over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police have detained 72 people across 17 provinces over their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on...
Activists call for release of ailing 84-year-old inmate
Social media users on Wednesday called on Turkish authorities to release Halil Karakoç, an ailing prisoner who has been kept behind bars even after...
Court rules to continue pretrial detention of visually impaired teacher jailed on Gülen links
A Turkish court has ruled to continue the pretrial detention of Mustafa Seçkin, a teacher who was arrested on alleged links to the faith-based...
Ousted Kurdish mayor given lengthy prison sentence on terrorism charges
A Turkish court has handed down an almost 20-year prison sentence to a Kurdish mayor who was ousted from office earlier this week on terrorism-related charges,...
Streaming platforms to pay 1.5 percent of annual revenue to Turkey’s media watchdog
In yet another move tightening its grip on digital media, Turkey’s broadcasting and streaming regulator, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has made...
NGO report on Turkey’s prisons highlights widespread mistreatment, rights violations
The Human Rights Association (İHD), one of Turkey’s leading advocacy groups, has released its 2023 report on prisons, stating that at least 23,899 rights...
Turkish woman imprisoned for financially supporting family of husband’s fellow inmate
Emine Güven, a mother of two, has been sentenced to four years in prison for sending money to the family of a man jailed...
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