Turkish court gives suspended sentence to journalist over report on judicial corruption
A Turkish court on Thursday handed down a five-month suspended sentence to journalist Tolga Şardan for publicly insulting the state’s judicial organs in an...
Turkish court sentences human rights lawyer to over 6 years in prison
A Turkish court on Thursday convicted human rights lawyer Nurcan Kaya on charges of membership in an armed terrorist organization, sentencing her to six...
Turkey plunges to 163rd in RSF press freedom index amid deepening authoritarianism
Turkey fell to 163rd out of 180 countries in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Thursday, down from 159th in 2025,...
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,...
Turkey’s peace initiative with Kurdish militants has been ‘frozen,’ senior PKK figure says
Turkey’s new peace initiative with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has been “frozen,” a senior PKK figure said on Thursday, warning that the...
29 detained in probes linked to Antalya municipality in continuing crackdown on main opposition
Authorities detained 29 people on Wednesday after issuing detention warrants for 37 suspects in two separate investigations involving the Antalya municipality in southern Turkey,...
Rights groups call for release of critically ill Kurdish prisoner
Five human rights organizations have called for the immediate release of critically ill Kurdish prisoner Enver Yanık, saying prison authorities obstructed his access to...
Turkey’s top court delays ruling again in case of Kurdish man jailed at 14...
Turkey's Constitutional Court has for a second time postponed a ruling on a yearslong fair trial complaint filed on behalf of Mazlum İçli, who...
Young lawyer shot dead in Bursa, prompting warnings over safety of lawyers
A 26-year-old lawyer was shot dead in Bursa on Tuesday by a man reportedly subject to enforcement proceedings she had initiated on behalf of...
ECtHR found violations of freedom of expression by Turkey in 432 rulings since 2002
Turkey violated the right to freedom of expression 432 times between 2002 and 2025, according to rulings by the European Court of Human Rights...
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