Turkey’s Constitutional Court orders compensation for former pro-Kurdish party executive
The Turkish Constitutional Court has ruled in favor of Can Memiş, a former member of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) central executive committee,...
European rights court faults Turkey over arrest of UN judge in post-coup crackdown
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has faulted Turkey over the pretrial detention and arrest of a UN judge with diplomatic immunity following...
Turkey’s top court annuls administrative control over student demonstrations on campus
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has struck down parts of a law that stipulated disciplinary action on university students for distributing leaflets, hanging banners and organizing...
Kurdish man investigated for questioning ‘transferred’ voters on election day
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a Kurdish man who questioned the voters who were allegedly “transferred” to his city of residence in...
Teacher jailed on Gülen links suffering from vision loss, heart disease
Family members and human rights activists have campaigned on social media for the release of Mustafa Seçkin, a history teacher jailed on accusations of...
Netherlands links updating of customs union with Turkey to compliance with ECtHR rulings
The Dutch parliament has voted to make the modernization of the European Union customs union agreement with Turkey conditional on the release of two...
Turkey’s top court finds prisoner uniforms unconstitutional
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has abolished a regulation requiring a designated group of inmates to wear a uniform on the grounds that it failed to...
Kurdish leader Demirtaş and others remain imprisoned as court delays verdict in Kobani trial
A Turkish court on Tuesday postponed the verdict in the long-running Kobani trial and ruled to continue the detention of 18 people, including Kurdish...
US congressional commission tackles Turkey’s human rights record
The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, a bipartisan body within the US House of Representatives, held a hearing on Tuesday to address the human...
Controversial mayor vows ‘astronomical increase’ in bus fares for foreign students in Bolu
A controversial mayor from Turkey’s main opposition party who is known for his anti-refugee discourse has promised “an astronomical increase” in bus fares for...
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