Turkish prosecutor seeks prison sentences for journalists who covered alleged judicial corruption
A Turkish prosecutor has demanded prison sentences for journalists Faruk Eren and Furkan Karabay on charges of “targeting officials fighting terrorism” due to their...
Top court orders gov’t to pay damages to 166 for suffering from lengthy judicial...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled in favor of 166 people who had delayed access to justice due to lengthy judicial proceedings, ordering the government...
Syrians complain of unjust treatment as Turkey denies claims of deportation
While the Turkish government denies claims that it is deporting Syrian refugees and says it only allows voluntary returns, Deutsche Welle Turkish service spoke...
Turkish lawyer jailed over Gülen links dies after delayed release from prison
Süleyman Yıldırım, a 59-year-old lawyer who lost his leg after what his relatives described as months of delayed medical care in prison and was...
Journalist investigated due to televised comments on election night
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into prominent journalist Çiğdem Toker due to her comments on television about the results of a runoff election...
Turkey ordered detention of 115 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 115 people due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, according to local...
Turkey’s Erdoğan threatens Kosovo PM Haradinaj: You will pay the price for this
Autocratic Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan criticised Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj on Saturday for dismissing the country's interior minister and intelligence chief on...
Turkey plans individualized legal steps for PKK militants under proposed ‘opportunity law’
The Turkish government is preparing individualized legal measures for members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), including those currently in prison and those...
Turkey’s outgoing chief justice says top court’s rulings are binding amid judicial crisis
Turkey’s outgoing chief justice, Zühtü Arslan, has stated emphatically that the decisions of the Constitutional Court are binding and must be followed, regardless of...
Lawyers’ report on torture in police custody not published, causes rift in bar association
A report by lawyers from the Ankara Bar Association’s human rights committee on allegations of torture made by detainees held at a police detention...
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