Sole caretaker of disabled elderly woman detained for alleged Gülen links
Mustafa Said Muğla, the main caretaker for his disabled mother, was detained on Monday in Turkey’s western Manisa province for alleged links to the...
Court acquits former military cadet sentenced to prison on terrorism charges
A former military cadet who was arrested in May to serve a seven year, six month sentence for links to the Gülen movement has...
Top court finds rights violation in investigation into alleged enforced disappearance
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has found a rights violation due to the lack of an effective investigation into the alleged enforced disappearance of a person...
Turkey’s ‘disinformation’ bill could irreparably harm free speech prior to 2023 elections: PACE
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)’s Monitoring Committee has expressed concern over a Turkish government-backed bill that criminalizes the dissemination of...
Health of inmate who has undergone 3 brain surgeries is visibly deteriorating, his family...
The health of former teacher Abdullah Aslan, who has been imprisoned since December 2017 for alleged links to the Gülen movement and who suffers...
Former teacher acquitted after ECtHR ruling on violation of his rights
Former teacher Yasin Özdemir, who was sentenced to seven months, 15 days in prison for his alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, was...
ECtHR rejects Turkey’s request: Judgment condemning Ankara for activist’s detention becomes final
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Monday rejected Turkey’s request to refer a judgment holding that Ankara’s detention of the head of...
Court annuls conviction of jailed journalist Baransu in war plan trial
A regional appeals court in İstanbul has reversed the conviction and 13-year prison sentence handed down to an investigative journalist who has been behind...
Kurdish MP injured in police intervention in protest in SE Turkey
A lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) was injured as a result of police intervention in a demonstration held in the southeastern...
Venice Commission recommends Turkey not enact controversial article of ‘disinformation’ bill
The Venice Commission, the Council of Europe’s advisory body on constitutional matters, has recommended in an “urgent joint opinion” with the Human Rights and...
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