Turkey hands down life sentences to 121 more defendants in coup trials: report
An Ankara court on Friday handed down life sentences to 121 defendants in connection with the attempted overthrow of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
International bar associations plead for release of Turkish lawyers on death fast
Twenty-two international bar associations have asked Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals to order the release of lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal, who went...
Mazlum Kobane says Turkish drone attack killed 3 civilians in N. Syria: report
The leader of a US-backed militia in northeast Syria accused Turkey of violating the terms of two separate cease-fire agreements brokered by Russia and...
US: Turkey regularly invoked terrorism law to criminalize exercise of human rights in 2019
In its “Country Reports on Terrorism 2019” released yesterday, the US State Department said Turkey has a broad definition of terrorism and that the...
Wife pleads for help for jailed husband after serious health problems emerge
Esra Terzioğlu, the wife of a jailed TV director who has serious health problems, has asked for help from officials in a video posted...
3 journalists released pending trial, 3 kept in jail for reporting intel officer’s killing...
A trial started on Wednesday for seven Turkish journalists charged with revealing state secrets in their coverage of the death of a Turkish intelligence...
Another man testifies about torture by security officers during enforced disappearance
Yasin Ugan, who had been missing for six months before suddenly reappearing in police custody, has revealed in court that he was tortured by...
Turkish authorities order detention of 65 military personnel over Gülen links
Turkish authorities on June 24 ordered the detention of 65 military personnel as part of a massive crackdown targeting the faith-based Gülen movement, the...
Yet another Kurdish mayor removed from office in Turkey’s East
Bekir Polat, mayor of the Sarıcan sub-district of the eastern Anatolian province of Elazığ, was removed from office by the Interior Ministry on June...
Stop prosecuting journalists, take measures against COVID in upcoming trials, says CPJ
Turkey should stop prosecuting journalists and ensure that necessary safety measures are taken vis-à-vis the COVID-19 pandemic in upcoming trials, the Committee to Protect...
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