Wife of Turkish teacher dismissed over alleged Gülen links dies while saving children from...
The wife of a former teacher dismissed by an emergency decree over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement died on Saturday while trying...
European rights court delivers verdict in Kurdish politicians’ case after 14 years
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has delivered its verdict in the case of 10 politicians from the now-closed People’s Democracy Party (HADEP)...
Prominent human rights activist acquitted in notorious ‘Büyükada Trials,’ marking the end of a...
Taner Kılıç, a human rights activist and the final defendant in the so-called “Büyükada Trials,” was acquitted on Tuesday, marking the end of a...
Turkish court keeps veteran journalist Fatih Altaylı in jail
A Turkish court on Thursday ordered veteran journalist Fatih Altaylı to remain in jail more than 100 days after his arrest on charges of...
Turkish court releases jailed HDP Siirt deputy Konca
A high criminal court in the eastern province of Batman on Wednesday decided to release on judicial probation pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Siirt...
Pro-gov’t media outlets least trusted in Turkey, according to global report
A report by Oxford University’s Reuters Institute has revealed that pro-government media outlets in Turkey, which are frequently criticized for acting as the propaganda...
Turkey leaves anti-corruption recommendations for top gov’t officials, police unimplemented: GRECO
Turkey has yet to implement 21 of 32 recommendations to prevent corruption among senior government officials and law enforcement personnel, the Council of Europe’s...
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog sanctions 7 TV channels
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey’s broadcasting regulator, has imposed sanctions on seven TV stations due to their content, the T24 news...
Turkey charges 4 journalists with aiding criminal organization in İmamoğlu indictment
Four Turkish journalists have been charged with aiding a criminal organization and publicly spreading false information in an indictment that also seeks up to...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court finds rights violation over prisoner’s denied phone calls
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that prison authorities violated an inmate’s right to private life and freedom of communication by refusing to allow phone...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...