Turkish court gives suspended sentences to 2 police officers for unlawful strip-searches
A Turkish court has handed down suspended sentences to two female police officers for conducting an unlawful strip-search of prominent architect Mücella Yapıcı and...
Top forensic expert faces charges of ‘publicly insulting the Turkish state’ in controversial case
Şebnem Korur Fincancı, a human rights advocate and forensic medical expert, is facing charges for “publicly insulting the Turkish state,” the Media and Law...
Worker dies after chrome mine accident in southeastern Turkey, again raising occupational safety concerns
Halil İbrahim Yolcu, a 50-year-old chrome mine worker, died after suffering critical injuries when a rock fell on his head at a mine in...
Lawyer claims authorities are seeking to silence her due to complaint against far-right party
A lawyer who lodged a complaint against Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) is claiming that the authorities are illegally attempting to silence her.
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Turkey among CoE countries with lowest spending on its judicial system: CEPEJ report
Turkey invested as little as 15.6 euros ($17) per capita in its judicial system in 2022, while the average judicial budget of the 44...
Turkey shuts down radio station over ‘Armenian genocide’ reference
İstanbul-based Açık Radyo announced on Wednesday it was being shut down by the authorities, six months after a guest talked about the “Armenian genocide”...
Turkey lowest-scoring country in Europe in internet freedoms: Freedom House
Turkey, where authorities frequently censor online content and harass individuals for their social media posts, has been ranked the lowest-scoring country in Europe for...
Body of missing student found as Turkey contends with femicides
As Turkey grapples with a wave of femicides, the body of a 21-year-old female student who went missing nearly three weeks ago has been...
Detention of Turkish journalist amounts to legal harassment: Coalition for Women in Journalism
The detention of Turkish journalist Pınar Gayıp is part of a broader pattern of legal harassment aimed at silencing the press, the Coalition For...
Turkish police detain 269 after rally for jailed PKK leader’s freedom
Turkish police have detained 269 people in connection to a recent demonstration in Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish province of Diyarbakır where protestors demanded an end to the...
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