Kurdish politician jailed for insulting Erdoğan after top appeals court upholds sentence
Former Kurdish lawmaker Mahmut Alınak was arrested on Thursday after Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals upheld his conviction on charges of insulting President Recep...
Mayor quits main opposition party amid reports of his talks to join the ruling...
Kilis Mayor Hakan Bilecen, elected from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has resigned from the party, saying promises made to him were...
Turkey’s prison population exceeds capacity by over 116,000
Turkey’s prison population reached 421,583 as of June 1, more than 116,000 above the country’s official prison capacity, Turkish Minute reported, citing data from the Ministry...
Lawmaker asks why Turkish Parliament withheld report on 2016 coup attempt
A lawmaker from Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party has asked Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş to explain why a parliamentary report on a failed coup in...
Dismissed public worker convicted over alleged Gülen links dies of cancer at 49
Enver Aydın, a former road maintenance worker who was dismissed from public service and convicted on terrorism-related charges over alleged links to the faith-based...
US congressional commission spotlights Turkey’s authoritarian rule and rights abuses
Turkey is moving toward full authoritarian rule as the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan intensifies its crackdown on political opposition, independent media, civil...
ECtHR asks Turkey about alleged rights violations in post-coup dismissals
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has communicated to the Turkish government questions regarding applications alleging rights violations in the dismissal of a...
Press groups urge Turkey to release journalist before court hearing
The International Press Institute, the Committee to Protect Journalists, the European Federation of Journalists and other press freedom and human rights groups have called on Turkey...
Rights groups say impunity remains entrenched in Turkey as civil society faces growing pressure
A coalition of Turkish and European rights groups has warned that impunity for human rights violations remains deeply entrenched in Turkey, while civil society...
Turkish court sentences journalist to more than 6 years on terrorism charges
A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced journalist Cihan Berk to six years, three months in prison on charges of membership in an armed terrorist...
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