Turkish Justice Ministry’s new prison video call app threatens lawyer-client confidentiality, bar associations warn

Bar associations in Turkey have warned that a new video call application introduced by the Justice Ministry for inmates to consult with their lawyers...

Kavala says Turkey must comply with ECtHR rulings after new hearing in Strasbourg

Imprisoned Turkish businessman and civil society figure Osman Kavala said Turkey is constitutionally required to comply with rulings from the European Court of Human...

İHD calls for release of critically ill Kurdish prisoner amid repeated denial of sentence...

The Human Rights Association (İHD) has called for the release of a 74-year-old, seriously ill Kurdish inmate, warning that his health has reached a...

Turkey’s ruling bloc rejects inquiry into officials’ wealth amid growing corruption debate

Turkey's parliament on Wednesday voted down a proposal to investigate unusual gains in wealth among senior officials and politicians who have served under the...

Press groups rally in Ankara, call for release of jailed journalists

Journalists, union representatives and opposition politicians gathered in Ankara on Thursday to protest the arrest of journalists Alican Uludağ and İsmail Arı, calling for...

Turkey dismisses transgender doctor again despite court-ordered reinstatement

Turkey’s Health Ministry has dismissed a transgender doctor from a state hospital, citing alleged “indecent and disgraceful acts,” despite a prior court ruling ordering...

Inmates report 45 held in wards built for 7 at Turkish prison, medical care...

Inmates at a prison in northwestern Turkey are being held in wards built for seven people but which are now housing up to 45,...

Turkey orders detention of 9 despite European court ruling that messaging app use alone...

Turkish prosecutors have ordered the detention of nine people for using an encrypted messaging app despite rulings by the European Court of Human Rights...

Turkey’s Constitutional Court says asset freezes in coup cases do not violate property rights

Turkey's Constitutional Court has ruled that freezing the assets of defendants accused of involvement in a 2016 coup attempt does not violate property rights,...

Lawyers tell ECtHR Turkey has kept Kavala jailed on same discredited evidence despite Strasbourg...

Lawyers for imprisoned Turkish businessman and civil society figure Osman Kavala told the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Wednesday that Turkey has...
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