Press groups call on Turkey’s top court to annul controversial media law article
Press organizations in Turkey have called on the country’s Constitutional Court to annul a controversial article of a media law which they say is...
58 Turkish journalists appeared in court in October: report
A total of 58 journalists appeared at court hearings in October, while three journalists were newly charged, according to the “Cost of News” monthly...
743 children jailed with their mothers in Turkey, rights group reveals
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There were a total of 743 children jailed along with their mothers in Turkey’s prisons as of Nov. 16, according...
Rights groups urge Turkey to suspend imprisoned lawyer’s sentence after delayed medical care leads...
Seventeen international human rights organizations have called on Turkey’s justice minister to suspend the sentence of lawyer Süleyman Yıldırım, who lost his leg after...
Turkey’s far-right party leader calls for closure of top court over judicial crisis
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s far-right ally, has called for either closure or restructuring of the country’s...
Jailed Kurdish leader Demirtaş should be left to rot in prison, MHP deputy says
Sermet Atay, a deputy from the right-wing Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), said in a speech on Friday that jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş "should...
Prosecutor launches investigation into veteran actors hours after Erdoğan targets them
A senior prosecutor in İstanbul on Sunday initiated an investigation into veteran Turkish actors Metin Akpinar and Müjdat
Gezen for alleged insult and threat...
Enes Kanter Freedom’s new memoir recounts fight against Erdoğan, Chinese abuses
Former Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter Freedom has published a memoir that details his persecution by Turkey’s government under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, his...
72-year-old Gezi Park trial defendant recounts harsh conditions in İstanbul prison
Mücella Yapıcı, a prominent architect and a defendant in the Gezi Park trial who was released from an İstanbul prison in September, has recounted...
Gov’t denies assistance to autistic teen due to father’s alleged links to Gülen movement
A district governor’s office in Hatay province has been refusing to provide assistance to the family of Rüveyda Tekgöz, a 16-year-old autistic girl because...
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