CHP deputy: Turkish Justice Minister doesn’t know number of jailed journalists
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Atila Sertel has said Turkish Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül was unable to provide the number of...
Former diplomats detained in Turkey, leading to fears of another round of torture
Turkish authorities on Friday ordered the detention of 29 former diplomats due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement, leading to fears of...
Erdoğan’s press advisor assigned as Turkey’s new ambassador to Vatican
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s press advisor, Lütfullah Göktaş, was appointed as Turkey’s new ambassador to the Vatican on Thursday as the Turkish Foreign...
HDP lawmaker submits 9 parliamentary motions to investigate rights violations in Turkish prisons
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Meral Danış-Beştaş has submitted nine different motions to the parliamentary committee on human rights to investigate rights violations in...
Top court rejects exiled journalist’s rights claim against pro-government daily
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has rejected an application filed by exiled journalist and author Can Dündar claiming that news published by the pro-government Sabah daily...
Main opposition leader urges European support for Turkey’s democratic future
The leader of Turkey’s main opposition party has called on European lawmakers to show solidarity with Turkish democracy, in a speech in Brussels on...
CoE Commissioner Muiznieks voices dismay on indictment for Turkish human rights defenders
Nils Muiznieks, Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights, has expressed his dismay at the prosecutor’s indictment against Turkish human rights defenders detained...
Pro-gov’t think tank profiles foreign media workers in Turkey
Turkey’s Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA), a pro- government think tank, on Saturday published a 200-page report on journalists who work...
Chanting pro-Kurdish slogans is protected by free speech laws, Turkey’s top court rules
Chanting pro-Kurdish slogans and singing songs in Kurdish are protected by freedom of speech laws, Turkey’s Constitutional Court said on Thursday, in a ruling...
Jailed post-coup victim judge dies after ICU hospitalization
A former member of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals who was disbarred in the aftermath of a failed coup and subsequently jailed due to...
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