Jailed head of lawyers association allowed to attend father’s funeral in handcuffs
Turkish lawyer Selçuk Kozağaçlı, president of the now-closed Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD) who has been behind bars since November 2017 on terrorism charges, was...
Turkish gov’t critic arrested shortly after his release
A Turkish court on Saturday morning ordered the rearrest of Alparslan Kuytul, chairman of a religious foundation in Turkey, after the prosecutor appealed a...
Court releases Leyla Güven, Kurdish deputy on hunger strike, from prison
Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Leyla Güven, who has been on a hunger strike for 79 days, was released from jail on Friday by...
Norsk PEN event in Oslo focuses on restoring democracy in Turkey
All stakeholders must join forces in restoring democracy, the rule of law and democratic principles in Turkey, participants said at a panel discussion held...
Journalist gets 8 years, 3 months for alleged terror links
The Muş 2nd High Criminal Court on Friday handed down a sentence of eight years, three months in prison to journalist İdris Sayılğan after his...
Afghan security forces raid three Gülen-linked high schools
Police in Afghanistan on Friday carried out raids to take over three high schools operated by the Gülen movement, the MedyaBold news website reported...
Police officer responsible for death of 15-year-old Gezi victim identified
An expert report submitted during a hearing on Wednesday identified the police officer who had fired a tear gas canister that hit 15-year-old Berkin...
Human rights defender professor forced to retire due to prison sentence
Professor Şebnem Korur Fincancı, the head of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) and a doctor of forensics, retired from her position at...
Turkish Council of Forensic Medicine: Jailed elderly woman faking severity of illness
A medical report prepared by Turkey’s Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) for Sisê Bingöl, an elderly and ailing woman who is serving time on...
Veteran journalist Ilıcak sentenced to 5 years, 10 months over ‘state security’
Veteran journalist Nazlı Ilıcak (75), who has been jailed since August 29, 2016 on trumped-up coup charges, was sentenced in another case to five...
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