Women celebrating Int’l Women’s Day attacked by mob in İstanbul
Female students celebrating International Women’s Day at İstanbul Bilgi University were attacked by a mob that illegally entered the university campus.
According to a statement...
International press bodies warn that democracy under threat in Turkey
Following an international press freedom mission to Turkey on 7 February to 2 March 2017, six participants representing six international free expression watchdog organisations,...
Turkish FM Çavuşoğlu cancels referendum speech in Netherlands
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu canceled his Netherlands campaign program for an April 16 referendum in Turkey after the Dutch government announced last week...
8 union members receive suspended sentences for insulting Erdoğan
A court in Zonguldak has sentenced eight members of the Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (KESK) to suspended jail terms of up to...
PACE calls for reinstating Turkey’s monitoring procedure
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Wednesday called for monitoring of Turkey to be reinstated in order to strengthen its...
UN official says state of emergency measures target criticism, not terrorism, in Turkey
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has voiced concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation in Turkey, saying that measures...
Int’l academics launch petition campaign for release of jailed professor Gözaydın
More than 300 academics from around the world have launched a petition campaign demanding the release of prominent professor and social scientist İştar Gözaydın,...
ECtHR to take up journalist Alpay’s case with priority
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has decided to examine an application filed by jailed journalist Şahin Alpay’s lawyers for the release of...
On Women’s Day, Turkey jails 12 female teachers over coup charges
A Kayseri court ruled on the arrest of 12 female teachers over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of...
Former deputy governor, 16 teachers arrested over alleged Gülen links
As part of post-coup witch hunt targeting the alleged followers of the Gülen movement, a former deputy governor and 16 teachers were arrested in...
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