Candidate for judge who ranked second in nationwide exam eliminated in interview
Özgür Taşçı, a law school graduate, has been eliminated in the interview stage for the position of judge despite ranking second nationally in last...
Gov’t-appointed Boğaziçi University rector suspends 16 academics for involvement in protests
Boğaziçi University rector Naci İnci, who was appointed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has suspended 16 academics over their participation in protests against...
4-year-old girl traumatized after both parents arrested on bogus terrorism charges
Four-year-old Hifa Aydın has been showing signs of distress ever since both of her parents were arrested on trumped-up terrorism charges, Bold Medya reported.
Her...
Parliament gives legislative power to Cabinet to prepare for change in Turkey’s political system
The Turkish Parliament has provided the Cabinet with the power to pass necessary laws and decrees with the force of law to prepare the...
ECtHR notifies Turkey of 3rd batch of 1,000 applications over Gülen movement convictions after...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Monday notified Ankara of 1,000 applications in its docket for convictions of Gülen movement membership over...
Ailing 83-year-old prisoner hospitalized after health deteriorates
Mehmet Emin Özkan, an 83-year-old inmate who was not released by authorities despite suffering from severe health problems, was hospitalized on Friday after his...
Turkish authorities should stop harassing Mesopotamia News Agency and release detained reported Dindar Karataş:...
Turkish authorities should stop harassing journalists working for the Mesopotamia News Agency (MA) and immediately release reporter Dindar Karataş, who was arrested on November...
Turkish government detains lawyers of jailed hunger striking educators
The lawyers for jailed hunger strikin educators Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça — Ayşegül Çağatay, Ebru Timtik, Didem Ünsal and Naim Eminoğlu — were...
Turkey detains 74 over Gülen links on anniversary of coup attempt: minister
Turkish police on Monday detained 74 people across 27 provinces over their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced...
Journalists demonstrate in solidarity with 16 Kurdish colleagues in jail
Journalists in several Turkish cities staged demonstrations on Friday to show solidarity with 16 of their colleagues who were arrested in the southeastern province...
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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This report focuses on how illegal pushbacks by Greek authorities have devastating consequences on Turkish asylum seekers upon their return to Turkey.
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