ECtHR faults Greece over 2019 pushback of Turkish national who fled Erdoğan’s crackdown
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has unanimously found Greece in violation of multiple articles of the European Convention on Human Rights, citing...
ECtHR notified Turkey about combining cases of 30 soldiers, cadets arrested after failed coup
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) notified Turkey in November that it had combined applications concerning the arrest and pretrial detention of 30...
Journalist detained in Turkey over social media post for the 14th time
Journalist Ahmet Erkan Yiğitsözlü was briefly detained on Sunday over a post on X, marking the 14th time he has been taken into custody,...
Turkey freezes assets of 9 US-based organizations over alleged Gülen links
Turkey has frozen the assets of nine US-based organizations over alleged links to the Gülen movement, as part of a broader measure targeting 43...
Turkish authorities jail new mother for attempting to flee amid appeal over Gülen ties
A former teacher previously sentenced to six years, 10 months for her alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement has been arrested and sent...
Despite peace talks, Turkey blocks access to social media accounts of pro-Kurdish news outlets
Turkish authorities have blocked access to the social media accounts of several pro-Kurdish media outlets, sparking criticism and raising questions about the government’s sincerity...
Turkish lawyer reveals illegal police surveillance of former prisoner
A Turkish lawyer has claimed that the police have been illegally monitoring the daily activities of a former inmate who had previously been imprisoned...
Controversial Turkish mayor admits imposing illegal measures targeting Syrian refugees
Bolu Mayor Tanju Özcan has admitted to illegally revoking business licenses and drastically increasing water fees for Syrian refugees living in his city, sparking...
Lawyers taking murder case of Kurdish rights lawyer to top court after appeals court...
Lawyers representing the family of slain Kurdish human rights lawyer Tahir Elçi are taking his case to Turkey’s Constitutional Court after a regional appeals...
Erdoğan blocked prosecution of ministers implicated in 2013 graft probe: ex-AKP lawmaker
An opposition lawmaker and former MP from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has claimed that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan prevented the prosecution...
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