Council of State refuses to reinstate Istanbul Convention soon after Erdoğan’s remarks targeting treaty
The Council of State, Turkey’s highest administrative court, has rejected appeals requesting the cancellation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s executive decree withdrawing Turkey from...
Pro-gov’t columnist Dilipak called LGBTQ people, not women’s rights activists, ‘prostitutes,’ his lawyer claims
At a court hearing on Wednesday the lawyer for pro-government columnist Abdurrahman Dilipak said his client had not targeted women supporting the Istanbul Convention...
European lawyers demonstrate in solidarity with jailed Turkish attorneys
Lawyers in several European countries this week staged demonstrations in front of Turkish diplomatic missions to show solidarity with attorneys imprisoned in Turkey, according...
Trial of 4 Charlie Hebdo journalists on Erdoğan insult charges begins in Turkey
An Ankara court on Thursday held the first hearing in absentia of three executives and one cartoonist from French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on...
Turkey plans to use INTERPOL event to mislead international community, US senator says
A US senator has said the Turkish government plans to use the upcoming INTERPOL General Assembly in İstanbul to lie to and mislead the...
Turkey’s top court fines gov’t for torture in 5 cases, demands investigation into perpetrators
Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled in favor of applicants who claimed that they had faced torture and inhuman treatment in five different cases and ordered...
Rights activist Avazyan briefly detained by Turkish police at airport
Natali Avazyan, a Turkish-Armenian human rights activist, tweeted on Wednesday that she was being taken into police custody at an airport in the southern...
102 journalists appeared in court, 10 sentenced to prison in 3 months: report
One hundred two journalists appeared at hearings in their trials in Turkey from July to September, and 10 of them were sentenced to a...
Syrian singer Souleyman detained in Turkey on terrorism charges
Turkish police on Wednesday detained celebrated Syrian singer Omar Souleyman and questioned him about alleged ties to outlawed Kurdish militants, his manager told AFP.
Souleyman...
European rights court fines Turkey for preventing inmate’s access to newspaper
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has faulted Turkey for violating the right to freedom of expression of an inmate who was barred...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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The May 2023 re-election of...