Mother of 9-month-old baby sent to prison in defiance of legal provisions
Suna Aras, the mother of a 9-month-old baby, was sent to prison in violation of a law that requires the postponement of the execution...
UN rapporteur warns Turkey’s judicial appointment system undermines independence
A United Nations special rapporteur has warned that Turkey’s opaque judicial recruitment and interview practices may undermine judicial independence, citing a lack of transparency,...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 91 air force officers over alleged Gülen links
The İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday issued detention warrants for 91 air force officers of varying ranks and five people allegedly linked...
Turkish gov’t refuses to raise minimum wage in July despite soaring inflation
A minister from Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has ruled out the prospects of an interim increase in the monthly minimum wage...
Turkish cartoonist interrogated over President Erdoğan cartoon
A Turkish cartoonist was interrogated by the police for publishing a cartoon of Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Cartoonist Yusuf Kayaalp said on Twitter that...
Turkish banks continue to deny services to dismissed public servants
Turkish banks continue to deny basic services to civil servants summarily fired by the Turkish government in the aftermath of an abortive putsch in...
Turkish university students get suspended sentences for spray-painting slogans supporting jailed Istanbul mayor
A Turkish court has handed down suspended sentences to three Boğaziçi University students for spray-painting graffiti on public and private property after the detention...
Report by European Commission urges Turkish gov’t to lift state of emergency without delay
The European Commission has stated in it 2018 report on Turkey that the Turkish government should lift an ongoing state of emergency without delay...
8 Kurdish journalists sentenced to over 6 years’ imprisonment in Turkey
Eight Kurdish journalists who were arrested as part of an Ankara-based investigation and released pending trial on May 16, 2023 have been sentenced to...
Inmate on hunger strike in Turkish prison claims doctors falsified medical report
An inmate who started a hunger strike in December 2021 has claimed hospital doctors issued a false medical report for him, the Bianet news...
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