Top court overturns sentence of journalist convicted under ‘disinformation’ law
In a landmark decision, Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction of a journalist who was the first in Turkey to be...
Security forcefully removes missing woman’s sister from graduation ceremony
The sister of Gülistan Doku, a young Kurdish woman who went missing on January 5, 2020, was removed by security from her sister's graduation ceremony...
US senator urges European rights court president to consider applications from Turkey
In a letter to President of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) Robert Spano on Monday, US Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts asked...
207 minors convicted in Turkey in 2025 for insulting Erdoğan, government
Two hundred seven minors were convicted in Turkey in 2025 on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan or the government under laws critics...
Lengthy prison terms handed down to Kurdish leaders draw global condemnation
An Ankara court’s verdict handing down lengthy prison sentences to dozens of Kurdish politicians, including imprisoned leaders Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ, has drawn...
Turkish women’s rights activists criticize reduced sentences on grounds of ‘provocation’ in gender-based violence...
Turkish women's rights activists have criticized courts handing down reduced sentences to perpetrators of gender-based violence on the grounds that they were “provoked,” saying...
39 lawyers charged with terrorism for reporting torture in Turkish prisons
Thirty-nine lawyers detained on September 11 have been charged with terrorism for reporting the torture their clients were subjected to in prison, according to...
7 in 10 juvenile offenders in Turkey are repeat cases, data show
Seventy-two percent of minors in Turkey who are entered into the criminal justice system have had prior contact with authorities, according to data shared...
Turkey’s hunger threshold keeps extending lead over minimum wage
Turkey’s hunger threshold for the month of May increased to TL 19,926 ($618), extending its lead over the minimum wage of TL 17,002 ($527),...
Military cadets did not know a coup attempt was unfolding, top court says
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals, which earlier this month overturned life sentences handed down to dozens of military cadets who were convicted on coup...
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