Turkish government establishes commission to delay ECtHR process
The Justice and Development Party (AKP) government in Turkey has formed a commission to investigate lawsuits filed during a state of emergency that actually...
Kurdish politician released from prison due to dementia faces new indictment
Turkish prosecutors have drafted a new indictment for a Kurdish politician who was recently released from prison because she was found unfit for incarceration...
Top court overturns sentence of journalist convicted under ‘disinformation’ law
In a landmark decision, Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction of a journalist who was the first in Turkey to be...
100 acquitted, 64 given life sentences in military academy coup trial in Turkey
An Ankara court has ruled for the acquittal of 100 suspects while handing down life sentences to 60 others and aggravated life sentences to...
Turkish gov’t detains 239 people over links to Gülen movement in past week
The Turkish government detained a total of 239 people last week (Sept.3-Sept.10) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of...
İstanbul mayor testifies to prosecutors as part of ‘falsified’ degree probe
İstanbul’s popular Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who has recently faced multiple investigations, testified to prosecutors as part of a probe into allegations that he falsely...
Gross human rights violations continue in Turkish prisons, says report
Human rights violations against detainees and inmates are continuing with increasing cases of unlawful strip-searches, abuse and torture, according to a report by the...
Lawyer for defendants in MİT arms transportation case gets 7.5 years in prison
The lawyer who represented defendants in a case that exposed Turkish intelligence agency trucks carrying arms to Syria in 2014 was handed down a...
Turkish gov’t jails teacher couple as their newborn twins under grandmother’s care
Turkish government has put an İzmir couple, both teachers, behind bars over their pretrial detention for their alleged links to the Gülen movement as...
Government plunders properties, churches and monastries of Syriac community in Turkey
Turkish government has seized the properties of Syriac (Aramean) community in Turkey including churches, monasteries and cemeteries and given them to public institutions like...
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