Turkish parliament censors MPs speaking minority languages
Several MPs who attempted to mark UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day on Wednesday by giving speeches in minority languages in Turkey’s parliament were censored...
Judicial crisis: Top court ruling again ignored after repeated defiance of appeal judges
The decisions of Turkey’s highest court are being systematically disregarded by both the Supreme Court of Appeals and, increasingly, the local courts, deepening the...
Former HDP deputy Aysel Tuğluk unable to access proper healthcare in prison, her lawyers...
Former Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Aysel Tuğluk has been denied access to proper healthcare in prison, her lawyers said in a written statement...
Teen detained for allegedly swearing at President Erdoğan’s convoy
A 16-year-old girl was detained on the orders of a presidential guard after allegedly cursing at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s convoy as it...
Boğaziçi academics appeal to Turkish state council for cancellation of rector appointment
More than 70 academics from Boğaziçi University have filed a joint submission with the Council of State requesting the cancellation of Professor Melih Bulu’s...
Teen takes own life over father’s imprisonment in post-coup crackdown
A 16-year-old has died by suicide in Turkey’s eastern Diyarbakır province as a result of depression caused by actions of the Turkish government, which,...
Turkish prosecutor asks court to ban pro-Kurdish HDP
A Turkish prosecutor on Wednesday asked the Constitutional Court to shut down the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), parliament's third-largest group, AFP reported.
President Recep...
Ministry denies request to probe bar association over criticism of Turkey’s military ops
Turkey’s Justice Ministry has denied a request from prosecutors to launch an investigation into bar association executives in the predominantly Kurdish province of Diyarbakır...
67 detained in central Turkey after mob attacks Syrian properties
Turkish police detained 67 people on Monday after a mob went on the rampage in the central Anatolian province of Kayseri after a Syrian...
Court declines to arrest policemen convicted of killing 15-year-old
A Turkish court has declined to arrest a police officer convicted of causing the death of Berkin Elvan during the anti-government Gezi Park protests...
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