Turkey arrests 4 journalists over alleged links to ‘illegal organization’
A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of four journalists who were detained last week in İstanbul as part of an investigation launched by...
Turkey arrests union officials for protesting jailing of İstanbul mayor
Two local leaders of a major labor union were arrested Monday in Turkey’s western city of İzmir after participating in demonstrations protesting the jailing...
Rights groups tell EU bodies Turkey’s refusal to implement ECtHR rulings has reached crisis...
A group of international rights organizations has warned that Turkey’s refusal to implement judgments from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has reached...
Inmates in Gaziantep prison struggle with restricted water supply
Families of inmates at Gaziantep L-Type Prison in southeastern Turkey said the supply of water has been restricted over the past three days, worsening...
Court adjourns jailed İstanbul mayor’s trial over criticism of controversial prosecutor until July
A Turkish court has adjourned the trial of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu until July in a case concerning his criticism of a prosecutor for...
Man imprisoned in Turkey’s post-coup purge says crackdown drove daughter to kill her mother,...
A Turkish man whose daughter killed his wife and then herself after his post-coup imprisonment spoke publicly Sunday about how Turkey’s crackdown on the...
Turkish press groups decry detentions of journalists
Turkish press organizations have condemned the recent detentions of multiple journalists and a media translator as part of an investigation led by prosecutors in...
Former CHP leader visits İmamoğlu in prison amid growing political crackdown
Former main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu visited İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in Marmara Prison on Thursday, holding a nearly four-hour...
Prisoner on hunger strike in maximum security Turkish prison calls facility a ‘grave for...
Serkan Onur Yılmaz, who is imprisoned for alleged links to the banned Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front (DHKP-C) and has been on a hunger strike for over...
Council of Europe urges Turkey to complete retrial in Yalçınkaya case in line with...
The Council of Europe (CoE) has pressed Turkey to complete the retrial of former teacher Yüksel Yalçınkaya in accordance with the European Convention of...
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