Turkey’s religious authority ignores court ruling, re-sanctions imam for refusing to take congregation to...

Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) has sanctioned an imam again for refusing to bring his congregation to a 2023 rally for President Recep...

Turkish union demands reinstatement of civil servants dismissed during post-coup purge

The Confederation of Public Employee Trade Unions (KESK) on Monday began a five-day march calling for the reinstatement of civil servants fired by emergency...

ECtHR rules Turkey violated freedom of expression in 58 cases

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey violated the right to freedom of expression in 58 cases involving individuals...

European rights court says Turkey violated rights of Kurdish politician

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey had violated multiple provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights in...

CoE reiterates call on Turkey for release of Demirtaş, Kavala

The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Committee of Ministers, during its quarterly meeting held September 15–17, renewed its call for the immediate release by Turkey...

Top court lifts bar on damages claims by civil servants reinstated after post-coup dismissals

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has struck down a legal barrier that prevented public employees who were dismissed under emergency decrees during the state of emergency...

ECtHR rules Turkey violated right to a fair trial in 3 cases involving post-coup...

The European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that Turkey violated the right to a fair trial in three separate cases concerning mass dismissals...
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Turkey moves to lift immunity of 61 MPs amid escalating crackdown on main opposition

A presidential motion seeking the removal of parliamentary immunity for 61 lawmakers from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has been submitted to...

Turkey’s rule of law index plummets to historic lows following 2016 coup attempt

Turkey’s rule of law metrics have fallen to their lowest levels since 1980 in the years following a July 15, 2016 attempted coup, according...

71 percent of Turks believe there is no justice in their country: survey

Seventy-one percent of Turkish citizens believe there is no justice in Turkey, according to a new survey reported by Turkish Minute. The survey, conducted by...
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