Turkish couple in exile protests enforced disappearances in front of European rights court
A Turkish couple living in Europe started a five-day protest on Wednesday in front of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to draw...
Don’t give up your values out of fear of prison, journalist Altan says
Journalist and novelist Ahmet Altan, who was released from prison in April after more than four years behind bars on charges of involvement in...
EU preparing for Afghans already abroad to try to reach Europe: report
The EU is preparing for an influx of Afghans, by both traditional routes such as Greece via Turkey and new routes such as by...
Thousands of undocumented migrants are homeless in Turkey and other EU border countries: PACE
Thousands of undocumented migrants are homeless at the EU's external borders, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey and Belarus, said the Parliamentary...
Opposition MP questions whereabouts of Ugandan blogger in Turkey
As friends express growing concern about the whereabouts of a dissident Ugandan blogger living in Turkey who they haven’t heard from in more than...
Woman demanding justice for slain family members faces 4 years in prison
A Turkish public prosecutor is seeking a jail sentence of up to four years for Emine Şenyaşar, who has been demanding justice for three...
Armored vehicles should not be used in residential areas, says expert following death of...
Security forces must stop using armored vehicles in cities and residential areas, an expert has said, following the demise of Mihraç Miroğlu, 7, who...
Turkey dismissed 53 deputy and district governors as part of post-coup purge
The Turkish Interior Ministry in August dismissed 53 deputy governors and district governors due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, part of a...
Turkey’s top court rules blanket ban violated rights of protestors
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has found that a ban imposed by a governor’s office on all protests in a southeastern city violated the applicants’ constitutional...
Military staff, judges among 65 facing detention over Gülen links
Turkish prosecutors in several cities have issued detention warrants for 65 active duty and former military officers, dismissed judges and prosecutors, and lawyers and...
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