ECtHR must understand that Turkey’s Gülen trials are vindictive, jurist says
Turkish human rights lawyer Lale Demirkaya has said in an interview that the trials of alleged Gülen movement members in Turkey are vindictive and...
Turkish gov’t seizes and transfers 6,700 properties belonging to alleged members of Gülen movement
At least 6,700 pieces of real estate that were seized from alleged members of the Gülen movement have been transferred by Turkey's General Directorate of...
Turkey arrests 24 over Ramadan aid to Gülen-linked families
A Turkish court on Thursday arrested 24 people, most of them women, for providing Ramadan aid to families of individuals imprisoned or dismissed from...
Some private schools in Turkey may face closure for hosting Western celebrations
An official from Turkey’s Education Ministry has warned that some private schools in the country may face closure due to celebrations of such events...
CHP leader sparks debate with remarks calling July 15 a ‘controlled’ coup attempt
Leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Monday attracted angry reactions from Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and...
Juvenile offenders and children accompanying mothers in southern Turkish prisons among the most vulnerable...
Incarcerated juveniles and young children accompanying their mothers in prison in southern Turkey are among the groups most affected by devastating earthquakes on February...
35 lawyers of suspects in Gülen movement trials detained
Turkish police on Thursday detained 35 lawyers who are defending suspects accused of links to the Gülen movement in several ongoing trials.
Arrest warrants were...
Barkey and Edelman: US should focus on detained State Department staff in Turkey
US President Donald Trump has a moral obligation to come to the aid of three State Department employees jailed in Turkey, wrote Henry J....
Judge breaks off coup hearing after complainants throw water bottles at defendants
The presiding judge at a hearing in Ankara on Thursday, part of a trial of key suspects in a controversial coup in 2016, broke...
DW: Turkish gov’t’s targeting of human rights statue a ‘reflection of fascism’
The Turkish government's targeting of a human rights statue in Ankara is a "reflection of the fascism in our country," Germany's influential media outlet Deutsche...
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