Kavala’s ongoing detention runs against Turkey’s commitment to rule of law and respect for...
The decision last Friday of an İstanbul court to continue the imprisonment of philanthropist and human rights activist Osman Kavala on charges related to...
Woman put under house arrest over alleged insult of Erdoğan
A Turkish court has placed a woman under house arrest for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a street interview in İstanbul, Turkish...
Turkish-German footballers received by German president after Erdoğan row
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Saturday met with two German football players with Turkish roots who have been at the center of a political...
Kurdish teenagers allegedly mistreated by police in SE Turkey
Six teenagers who were detained in the southeastern province of Hakkari on Wednesday allege that they were mistreated by the police, the Mezopotamya news...
Paralyzed inmate sent back to prison 3 days after major surgery
Şerife Sulukan, 45, a paralyzed woman serving time on conviction of affiliation with the Gülen movement who underwent major heart surgery on Monday, was...
Turkish court upholds terrorism conviction of bomb disposal expert blinded in an explosion
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a conviction and sentence on the charge of membership in a terrorist organization handed down to Bilal Konakçı,...
Ousted main opposition leader to seek court order for new vote if court-installed chairman...
Supporters of Özgür Özel, the ousted leader of Turkey’s main opposition party, said Monday they would ask a court to force an extraordinary party...
Turkish President Erdoğan’s nationalist ally Bahçeli visits jailed crime gang leader Çakıcı
The Nationalist Movement Party's (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahçeli, the ultranationalist ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on Wednesday visited Alaattin Çakıcı, a crime...
Turkey blocks access to report on press freedom
A Turkish court has blocked access to Bianet's Media Monitoring Report, which documents rights violations related to press freedom, the Free Web Turkey platform...
‘I worry about my granddaughter,’ says mother of woman in prison with her baby
Ayşe Semerci, the mother of former teacher Büşra Çulha, who is imprisoned with her 9-month-old daughter Bahar, has said she is worried about her...
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