ECtHR finds Turkey violated investigative journalist’s rights over Libya reporting
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated investigative journalist Müyesser Yıldız’s freedom of expression by holding her in pretrial...
Turkish court sentences 2 Kurdish journalists over reports alleging torture by gendarmerie commander
A Turkish court on Tuesday handed down prison sentences to two Kurdish journalists on charges of targeting a public official in their outlets’ reports...
Turkey’s top court warns of ‘chaos’ over refusal to retry Gezi defendant
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has warned that refusing to implement its judgments could throw the legal system into “chaos,” in a reasoned decision published Tuesday...
CPJ calls for journalist Derya Okatan’s release, forensic examination of evidence
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday called on Turkish authorities to immediately release journalist Derya Okatan and conduct a proper forensic examination...
Turkish journalist jailed over report alleging expired meat served at public hospital
A Turkish court on Tuesday jailed local journalist Hasan Güraksu under Turkey’s disinformation law over a report alleging that expired meat was being used...
Kurdish leader says Turkey fails to act on rights during peace process
Turkey’s government has failed to take basic steps on rights and political freedoms during its peace process with Kurdish militants, Tuncer Bakırhan, co-chair of...
LeMan cartoonist gets suspended sentence for insulting Erdoğan
An İstanbul court on Tuesday handed down an 11-month suspended sentence to LeMan magazine cartoonist Doğan Pehlevan for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in...
Gülen movement group says Turkey’s revived death probes shield perpetrators
A US umbrella group for organizations inspired by the late Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen on Monday accused Turkey’s government of reviving investigations into deaths...
European rights court questions Turkey over failure to reopen probe into 11-year-old girl’s death
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has asked Turkey whether the parents of 11-year-old Rabia Naz Vatan were provided an effective remedy over...
Turkish pilot serving life over coup attempt says police threatened her with rape in...
A former Turkish Air Force pilot serving an aggravated life sentence over a 2016 coup attempt told judges she was threatened with rape and...
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...