Constitutional Court became ‘entirely ineffective’ as domestic remedy in 2022: censorship report
The Freedom of Expression Association’s (İFÖD) EngelliWeb initiative has said in its 2022 annual report on internet censorship in Turkey that the Constitutional Court became an...
25 women across Turkey murdered in male-perpetrated violence in March
A women rights group called the "We Will Stop the Killing of Women Platform" (Kadın Cinayetlerini Durduracağız Platformu, or KCDP) released a report on...
Int’l press bodies to call on Turkish gov’t to free jailed journalists
The world’s leading media organizations, including the International Press Institute (IPI), PEN International, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the Association of European Journalists (AEJ), Article...
Turkish purge-victim dies of multiple sclerosis weeks after being released from prison
Mesut Dinç, a former court clerk dismissed and later arrested by the Turkish government over coup charges, has died of multiple sclerosis (MS) several...
US government ‘deeply disturbed’ by arrest of staff member in İstanbul Consulate
The US Embassy in Turkey issued an official statement on Twitter on Thursday concerning the arrest of a locally employed staff member in İstanbul...
Turkish governor in Samsun says teachers can beat students to discipline them
Samsun Governor Osman Kaymak, who was appointed from Tunceli province last month, has told teachers that they can beat students in order to discipline...
Turkey will refrain from providing further information on Kavala case to OHCHR
A letter recently sent by the Turkish Permanent Mission to the UN Office in Geneva to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 133 former public servants over alleged Gülen links
Turkish government has issued detention warrants for 133 public servants, including 4 people on active duties, on Thursday over their alleged links to Gülen...
Two Turkish generals applied for asylum in Germany
Two Turkish generals who are accused of taking part in a failed military coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 applied for asylum...
Turkish gov’t detains 25 gendarmerie officers over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish police on Saturday detained 25 gendarmerie officers including some who had previously been suspended over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement as...
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