Legal experts slam Turkish government for labeling its critics as terrorists
Legal experts have slammed the Turkish government's broad use of the term "terrorist" for individuals and groups critical of its policies and said it...
Boğaziçi University rector files complaint with police about students protesting his appointment
Boğaziçi University Rector Naci İnci, appointed to his position by the Turkish president, has filed a complaint with the police about students who took...
Wife of imprisoned Kurdish leader Demirtaş criticizes prolonged COVID-19 restrictions in prisons
Başak Demirtaş, the wife of jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş, criticized prolonged COVID-19 restrictions in prisons preventing families from having physical contact with their...
Police detain Boğaziçi students for protesting arrest of their friends
Turkish police on Thursday used excessive force to detain at least seven students from İstanbul’s Boğaziçi University to prevent them from making a public...
12 int’l NGOs and journalism organizations examine threats to press freedom in Turkey
Twelve international NGOs and journalism organizations are on a three-day mission to Turkey to investigate serious, continued threats to independent journalism in the country.
The...
Reactions mount against Turkish authorities over jailing of end-stage cancer patient
Turkish authorities last week arrested critically ill Ayşe Özdoğan, who suffers from a rare form of cancer, and sent her to prison on a...
Critically ill inmate denied release despite serving full sentence
Atilla Coşkun, 35, a critically ill inmate convicted of terrorism, has not been released from prison due to disciplinary penalties although he had served...
Turkish court rules to release 3 military cadets during retrial on coup charges
A Turkish court on Wednesday ruled for the release from prison of three former military cadets who are being retried for their role in...
Top court rejects claims of negligence of public officials in Suruç massacre
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has rejected claims by 13 applicants accusing public officials of “violating victims’ right to life” in the 2015 Suruç massacre by...
Turkish far-right party drafts bill to keep media outlets with foreign funding in check
Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), an ally of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), has introduced a bill designed to restrict the...
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