Turkish parliament passes controversial anti-terror law to replace emergency rule
The Turkish Parliament on Wednesday passed an anti-terror law proposed by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government led by Turkish President Recep Tayyip...
Hunger strike of Gülmen and Özakça enters a critical stage on 57th day
Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, a university academic and a school teacher who are among tens of thousands of victims dismissed by notorious government...
Turkish military chief: Coup attempt prematurely staged, foiled thanks to measures taken
In remarks that came as confirmation of Turkish authorities having prior knowledge of a coup attempt on July 15, 2016, Chief of General Staff...
Court drops new case against Dink’s convicted killer due to statute of limitations
A Turkish court has ruled to drop a case in which Ogün Samast, the convicted murderer of Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink, is accused of...
Ailing inmate dies of cancer in Turkish prison
Behçet Kaplan, 31, an inmate who suffered from stomach cancer, died on Monday in in a prison in Turkey’s eastern province of Bitlis, the...
Lawyers organizations call on Ankara Bar Association to publish report on torture
Six lawyers organizations have called on the Ankara Bar Association to publish a report on allegations of torture made by detainees held at a...
Swedish FM Wallström slams arrest of six human righst defenders in Turkey
Margot Wallström, the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, has reacted on the arrest of human righst defenders in Turkey and stated that "The (Swedish)...
Turkish gov’t detains 400 people in one week over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 400 people have been detained in one week due to their alleged links to the Gülen...
Turkey’s Erdoğan was ‘No. 1’ in corruption probe, witness says in Zarrab case in...
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had been known to İstanbul police as “No. 1” in a 2013 corruption investigation, a witness testified Monday...
Press Release: Stockholm Center for Freedom releases report on Turkey’s Judicial Council
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report, “Turkey’s Judicial Council: Guarantor or Annihilator of Judicial Independence,” a study that focuses...
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