Third indictment seeks up to 15-year sentences for May Day demonstrators
A new indictment seeks a prison sentence of up to 15-and-a-half years for 12 people, eight of whom are in pretrial detention, for attempting...
Turkey’s top judicial body disbars 2 more judges over Gülen links
Turkey’s Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has disbarred two more judges due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement, Turkish Minute reported.
The...
Erdoğan critics profiled by Turkish Embassy in Oslo included in terrorism indictment in Turkey:...
Critics of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who had been profiled by the Turkish Embassy in Oslo were included in a terrorism probe based...
Turkish prosecutors seek 3 years in prison for pop star over ‘obscene’ song lyrics
Turkish prosecutors are seeking up to three years in prison for prominent pop singer Mabel Matiz over the lyrics in one of his songs,...
UN Human Rights High Commissioner complains over Turkey’s prevention of investigating human rights violations
UN Human Rights High Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has complaint over Turkish government's systematic prevention of investigations of human rights violations in Turkey...
35 face detention over alleged Gülen links in ‘payphone investigation’
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 35 people including active duty and former military officers as well as former military cadets due to...
MP calls on interior minister to take action in face of threats to Turkey’s...
Amid death threats and hate crimes against Turkey’s Alevi citizens, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has been called on to take action, in a parliamentary...
3 in 4 rights complaints to Turkish Parliament come from prison inmates, official figures...
Three-quarters of human rights complaints submitted to the Turkish Parliament over the past year came from prison inmates, according to official figures released in...
Turkey records 8 femicides in 2 days
A total of eight women were allegedly killed by their family members over the last two days, the Artı Gerçek news website reported on Monday.The accused...
Court orders removal of 10 news stories that include Latuff cartoons mocking Erdoğan
A Turkish court has ruled for the deletion of 10 news pieces published by the Diken news website, each of which includes a cartoon...
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