Family of ailing inmate urges Turkish authorities for release amid deteriorating health
The family of Osman Çağlar, an ailing inmate whose health is deteriorating while in prison, has called on Turkish authorities to release him for...
22-year jail term sought for Turkish director over movie showing Erdogan’s execution
Turkish prosecutors are seeking 22,5-year jail sentences for Turkish producer Ali Avcı over a movie trailer that shows the moments before the apparent execution of...
Turkish officers seeking asylum in Netherlands allowed to stay for 18 months
A group of Turkish officers who refused to return to Turkey in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt on July 15 and sought...
Turkey detains 209 people ahead of NATO summit in sweeping operations
Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained 209 people in early morning raids as part of a sweeping operation targeting 241 people ahead of a NATO...
Turkish dean dismissed after allowing opposition candidate onto Cerrahpaşa campus
Alaattin Duran, the dean of İstanbul University's Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, was removed from his job several hours after Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)...
Prisoner denied release despite eligibility for parole
Turkish authorities have denied the request for parole filed by İlhan Sami Çomak, a 51-year-old inmate, despite his eligibility, Turkish media reported.
According to a...
Internet freedom continued to decline in Turkey: Freedom House
A yearly report by Freedom House on global internet freedom reveals that internet freedom continued to decline for the fourth year in a row in Turkey...
Stockholm Center for Freedom joins the Alliance Against Genocide
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The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) announced today that it has joined the Alliance Against Genocide, an international coalition dedicated to creating the...
EU deepens Turkey engagement as critics say rights concerns are being sidelined
A high-level European Union visit to Ankara ahead of next week’s NATO summit has exposed a shift in the bloc’s approach to Turkey, with...
Lawyers for HDP’s jailed presidential candidate Demirtaş apply to Turkey’s top court for his...
Lawyers for Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed presidential candidate from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), on Tuesday applied to Turkey’s Constitutional Court for his...
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...