Re-arrest of 21 journalists casts further shadow over independence of Turkish judiciary
The independence and impartiality of the Turkish judiciary has begun to be questioned once again after an İstanbul court decided to release 21 journalists...
Investigation launched into Turkish mayor for targeting refugees
Prosecutors have launched an investigation into an opposition mayor in northwestern Turkey who recently announced he would take radical steps to persuade refugees to...
Stripped of her clothes and pushed back in the freezing cold, Turkish asylum seeker...
H.T., a 40-year-old teacher, was pushed back to Turkey by Greek authorities as she was trying to flee to a safer country and reunite...
Former imam who was a victim of post-coup purge succumbs to cancer
Hasan Akdemir, a former imam who in 2017 was fired from Turkey's Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) in a government purge of supposed “terrorists”...
MHP deputies attacked while campaigning for ‘no’ vote in upcoming referendum
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Opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) deputies Ümit Özdağ and Yusuf Halaçoğlu were attacked as they were set to deliver speeches as part of a...
Turkey’s Council of State upholds compensation to family of slain journalist Dink
Turkey’s Council of State has upheld an administrative court decision ordering the Interior Ministry to compensate the family of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, who...
55 academics from the world call on Turkey’s Erdoğan to release Kavala
Fifty-five academics have written an open letter to Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan calling for the release of businessman and civil activist Osman...
Artist and journalist Zehra Doğan sentenced for 3 years of prison
Artist and journalist Zehra Doğan, who was released from prison on December 9, was sentenced for 2 years, 9 months and 22 days of...
Kurdish human rights advocate sentenced to prison in Turkey on terrorism charges
A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced Kurdish lawyer and human rights advocate Suna Bilgin to more than six years in prison on terrorism-related charges,...
Journalist detained in Turkey over social media post
Journalist Ahmet Erkan Yiğitsözlü was arbitrarily detained last Thursday, prompting criticism from human rights advocates, the Bold Medya news website reported.
Yiğitsözlü is currently standing...
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