29-year-old teacher with MS detained for the second time on Gülen charges
Teacher Meryem Karateke, a 29-year-old multiple sclerosis (MS) patient who was previously detained for alleged membership in the Gülen movement, was detained again on...
460 inmates in Turkish prisons have doctorates, Justice Ministry says
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Turkey’s Constitutional Court rules against sick prisoner’s release after his death
The Turkish Constitutional Court in December denied a request for the release of sick prisoner Celal Şeker, nine months after he passed away, the...
Turkey’s top court rules blanket ban violated rights of protestors
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Turkey jails Iranian-Kurdish writer Jiyar Cihanferd in Mardin
A Mardin court on Sunday ruled for the arrest of Iranian-Kurdish writer Jiyar Cihanferd and his friend Hassan Balada on charges of “membership in...
Journalist unions’ joint statement slams bill stipulating prison for online disinformation
Seven Turkish journalist unions criticized a bill on Friday presented to parliament by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) that paves the way...
45,000 investigated for allegedly insulting Erdoğan, gov’t officials in 2020
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9 detained over alleged Gülen links in ByLock investigation
Turkish police detained nine people in recent raids in İzmir over suspected links to the faith-based Gülen movement based on their alleged use of...
Funding for humanitarian operations in Syria, neighboring host countries at critical low: IOM
Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) António Vitorino has raised the alarm over the lack of adequate funding for humanitarian operations required to...
Turkey prepares to curb sentence reductions for juvenile offenders in new justice reform bill
The Turkish Ministry of Justice is drafting a judicial reform bill that would significantly reduce or eliminate sentence reductions for crimes committed by minors...
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