‘Turkey Tribunal’ established to adjudicate human rights violations, raise int’l awareness
A “Turkey Tribunal” has been established under the initiative of Belgian-based law firm Van Steenbrugge Advocaten (VSA) to adjudicate recent human rights violations in...
CoE Commissioner Muiznieks voices dismay on indictment for Turkish human rights defenders
Nils Muiznieks, Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights, has expressed his dismay at the prosecutor’s indictment against Turkish human rights defenders detained...
Top European court demands explanation from Turkish gov’t for pre-trial detention of judges, prosecutors...
The European Court of Human Rights on June 11 notified the Turkish government of applications filed by 105 judges and prosecutors (Kuriş and 104...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court defies ECtHR in ruling over imprisoned former judge: report
Turkey’s Constitutional Court released its decision on an individual application lodged by an imprisoned former judge in which it defied a previous European Court...
Presidents of bar associations call for release of lawyers on death fast
The presidents of nine bar associations including those in Turkey’s largest cities of İstanbul, Ankara and İzmir in a video message called for the...
US expresses concern over rights abuses committed by Turkish-backed fighters in Syria: report
The US State Department has expressed concern over reports that Turkish-backed fighters have committed human rights abuses in northeast Syria, Turkish Minute reported, citing...
Yusuf’s autism has worsened significantly since his father was imprisoned a year ago
The condition of Yusuf Halis Çetin, who was diagnosed with autism at the age of three, has significantly worsened since his father was imprisoned...
Turkish broadcast regulator fines pro-opposition TELE1 TV following Ministry of Interior threats
Turkey’s broadcast regulator, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), fined pro-opposition TELE1 TV a day after the Ministry of Interior had threatened the...
Colonel suffering from multiple conditions not released despite health report
Mustafa Barış Avıalan, a former staff colonel sentenced to life imprisonment on coup charges, has not been released by a court despite health reports...
Top Judge, Paralyzed After Cancer Surgery, Under Arrest At Hospital
Mustafa Erdoğan, a former member Court of Cassation, who was dismissed as part of the government’s post-coup purge of public institutions, has been kept...
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