CCBE, EFJ and EAJ urge Turkey to release all judges, prosecutors, lawyers and journalists
The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), and the European Association of Judges (EAJ) have...
Turkey blocks access to four more opposition media outlets
Ahead of critical voting on April 16 over constitutional change to the regime from parliamentary democracy to executive presidency for one-man-rule access to the...
Mersin court bans opposition HDP’s referendum song in Kurdish across Turkey
A court in Turkey’s southern province of Mersin has banned pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party's (HDP) official song for referendum campaign, “Bejin Na‘’ (Say No), across...
HRW examines what constitutional reforms mean for human rights situation in Turkey
Turkey will hold a referendum on April 16, 2017, on constitutional amendments that would change the structure of governance in the country from a...
Indictment against Cumhuriyet journalists finalized on 156th day of arrest
İstanbul prosecutors have finally prepared an indictment against Cumhuriyet daily journalists and executives who were arrested in November in 2017 on charges of supporting...
Swedish academics, journalists appeal for journalist Şahin Alpay’s release
A group of Swedish academics and journalists have signed a letter addressing Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ to call for the release of columnist...
45 jurists dismissed and 3 judges, who released 21 journalists, suspended over Gülen links
Forty five judges and prosecutors have been dismissed while three judges who have decided to release 21 jailed journalists on Friday, have been suspended by...
Turkish court blocks @TurkeyPurge twitter account for the third time
An Ankara court has ruled to block access to turkeypurge.com and @TurkeyPurge twitter account for the third time in 6 months without issuing prior notification, citing “legal consideration” of...
Turkey allows German officials to meet jailed Die Welt journalist Yücel
The Turkish government has issued permission to German Embassy officials in Turkey to visit jailed journalist Deniz Yücel, who works for the German Die...
16 including journalists, police officers re-arrested in Antalya over alleged Gülen links
A high criminal court in the southern province of Antalya ruled for the re-arrest of 16 individuals including journalists and police officers due to...
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