Turkish court continues to keep businessman Kavala in jail despite CoE decision
A Turkish court on Thursday rejected an appeal against the imprisonment of prominent businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala, who has been behind bars on...
Amnesty: Turkey must stop serious violations by allied groups and its own forces in...
Turkish forces are giving Syrian armed groups free rein to commit serious human rights abuses against civilians in the northern city of Afrin, Amnesty...
Jailed journalist: Even scenic photos are censored in Turkish prisons
Mehmet Güleş, one of hundreds of journalists behind bars in Turkey, complained in a letter about the restriction of rights in prison, saying that...
UN calls on Turkey to stop misuse of terrorism law to detain rights defenders
The UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders on Wednesday called on Turkey to release imprisoned human rights defenders and stop...
Turkey’s Interior Minister: 55,665 people imprisoned over their alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has stated on Tuesday that a total of 55,665 people have been jailed in Turkey as part of his...
Suspect soldier in coup trial says ordered to prepare for terror attack operation
Abdulkadir Kahraman, a military cadet who was arrested for involvement in a failed coup attempt last July in Turkey, said during his trial in...
Turkish court again blocks access to pro-Kurdish news agency website
A Turkish court has imposed another access ban on a website used by a media outlet critical of government policy on the Kurdish issue,...
Far-right party member targets rights lawyer, claiming she carried out İstanbul attack
Kurdish lawyer and member of the Human Rights Association (İHD) Jiyan Tosun was targeted by Adem Taşkaya, a member of the far-right Zafer (Victory)...
199 Turkish academics who signed ‘peace petition’ sacked in latest decree
One hundred ninety-nine Turkish academics who signed a 2016 petition calling for a peaceful end to Turkey’s three-decades-old conflict with Kurdish militants are among...
Turkey’s Erdoğan requests 6 mayors, including Ankara Mayor Gökçek, to resign
Turkish autocratic President and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has demanded the mayors of 6 provinces, including Ankara Metropolitan...
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