Turkey’s Constitutional Court rules monitoring of detainee’s lawyer meeting a rights violation
Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday that monitoring a detainee's meeting with their lawyer constitutes a violation of rights, the Diken news website reported.
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Turkey’s top court says Erdoğan had right to withdraw from women’s treaty
In a move likely to spark a fresh wave of protests from women’s rights groups, Turkey’s top administrative court on Tuesday ruled that President...
Young man dies in Turkish prison under suspicious circumstances after beating by guards
A young man who was found dead in a solitary prison cell was allegedly beaten by prison guards two weeks prior and was not...
Ailing inmate dies shortly after hospitalization
Yıldırım Han, an ailing inmate, died Wednesday night following his transfer to a hospital in Ankara for medical treatment, the Bianet news website reported...
Investigation launched into Turkish-Cypriot academic for insulting Erdoğan
A police investigation has been launched into Associate Professor Hasan Ulaş Altıok, a Turkish-Cypriot academic, on allegations of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...
Kurdish villagers allegedly thrown from helicopter were assaulted by a mob of soldiers, opposition...
Servet Turgut and Osman Şiban, two Kurdish villagers allegedly thrown from a military helicopter in the southeastern province of Van, were in fact assaulted...
Turkish presidential candidate calls on Erdoğan to release Demirtaş from jail
Muharrem İnce, the presidential candidate for Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), called for the release of Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed former co-chair...
Woman demanding justice in political murder case faces prison for insulting police officer, obstructing...
Emine Şenyaşar, an activist who has been demanding justice for three family members murdered by people connected to a lawmaker from Turkey’s ruling Justice...
Authorities start demolition in Istanbul’s Tozkoparan district despite residents’ resistance
Authorities have started demolishing houses in Istanbul's Tozkoparan district despite residents' objections and resistance, Turkish media reported.
Riot police and water cannon were deployed to...
Health records of late purge victim reveal extent of neglect by prison, hospital authorities:...
The health records of former police officer Ahmet Kaplan, who died behind bars from lung cancer on November 10, have exposed the extent of...
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