Turkish Supreme Court of Appeals president says femicide cases in Turkey exaggerated
President of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals Mehmet Akarca said in a controversial remark on Friday that femicide was exaggerated in Turkey as the...
Turkey’s legal framework and enforcement system are inadequate to fight corruption: Transparency International
Turkey’s legal framework and enforcement system are inadequate to fight corruption, Transparency International said in its recent report on the bribery of foreign public...
Inmate whose son and son-in-law are also in prison not released despite serving his...
Hüseyin Yüce (61), who was sentenced to six years, three months’ imprisonment on charges of membership in a terrorist organization, has not been released...
Journalist Aslıhan Gençay disciplined for objecting to unlawful strip search in prison
Aslıhan Gençay, a former columnist for the Bianet and Siyasi Haber news websites, was disciplined for objecting to an unlawful strip search in central...
Turkish judge asks minors why they studied together in surreal terror trial
A trial in İstanbul that has attracted international attention began on Monday, with Turkish minors accused of terrorism for engaging in everyday activities such...
Jailed Kurdish leader Demirtaş: Human tragedy unfolding in Turkish prisons
A human tragedy is unfolding in Turkish prisons, said Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed former co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), in a...
Hagia Sophia’s change of status indicative of Turkey’s disregard of cultural and religious values:...
The change of the status of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul from a museum to a mosque in July indicates Turkey's disregard of cultural and...
Legal community outraged as Turkish court ignores ECtHR ruling on teacher
Lawyers and legal experts in Turkey and abroad have expressed shock and disappointment over a local court’s decision on Thursday, again convicting a former...
New ‘research center’ a dead end for purged diplomats reinstated by the courts
Career diplomats who were purged from the Foreign Ministry by the Turkish government and subsequently reinstated by the courts will be employed in a...
Turkey should end detention of lawyers held for representing clients: ICJ
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) on Monday expressed its deep concern at the issuance of detention warrants for 60 lawyers in Turkey on...
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