Council of Europe delegation to visit jailed Turkish youth delegate
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe announced Monday that it will send a high-level delegation to Turkey later this week...
68 prisoners died by suicide in Turkey’s prisons in 2024
At least 68 inmates in Turkey’s prisons died by suicide between January 1 and November 30, 2024 according to data from the Justice Ministry...
Turkish authorities release ailing 86-year-old Kurdish prisoner to house arrest over health concerns
Turkish authorities have released an 86-year-old Kurdish man to house arrest in southeastern Hakkari province due to serious health problems, the Mezopotamya News Agency reported.
Süleyman Sabri Mavi...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court rules investigation into 11-year-old girl’s death was conducted negligently
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the investigation into the death of 11-year-old Rabia Naz Vatan was conducted negligently and that there were irregularities...
Turkish prosecutor seeks prison sentences for CHP officials over alleged election fraud
The İstanbul chief public prosecutor has issued an indictment seeking prison sentences for 10 officials from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) over...
Dismissed municipal workers in eastern Turkey continue protest against trustee administration
The protest of 223 municipal workers dismissed by a government-appointed trustee in Turkey’s eastern Van province continued on Thursday, with support from civil society...
73-year-old Alzheimer’s patient jailed over Gülen links back in intensive care after return to...
Alzheimer’s patient İbrahim Güngör, 73, who was sent back to prison earlier this month despite serious health problems, was again hospitalized after his condition...
Ex-parliament speaker, once an Erdoğan ally, urges action on plight of Turks dismissed after...
Bülent Arınç, once a founding Justice and Development Party (AKP) heavyweight and close ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on Wednesday called for urgent...
European mayors, barred from visiting jailed İstanbul mayor, say he is ‘not alone’
A delegation of European mayors who traveled to İstanbul on Thursday to show solidarity with jailed Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was arrested on corruption...
Turkish court upholds broadcast ban on pro-opposition TELE1
The Ankara 23rd Administrative Court has rejected a motion filed by TELE 1, a pro-opposition TV station, seeking to suspend the execution of a...
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