European Parliament approves report asking for suspension of talks with Turkey

In a move that was expected, the European Parliament on Wednesday approved a report asking for the suspension of EU accession talks with Turkey,...

Turkey’s Constitutional Court rules academics’ rights violated in peace petition case

Turkey’s Constitutional Court on Friday said the rights of academics who were dismissed or prosecuted for signing a “peace petition” were violated. The decision...

Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 46 people over alleged fraud in police exam

Turkish prosecutors issued detention warrants for 46 people, mostly police officers, on Friday over alleged fraud in a police academy entrance exam in 2012 The...

Stockholm University panel urges Turkey to restore the rule of law

Turkey should restore the rule of law immediately to address massive human rights violations that are unprecedented in scale and magnitude, the audience was...

Turkish authorities impose advertising ban on Evrensel daily over critical reporting

Turkey’s Press Advertising Agency (BİK), the state body responsible for regulating publicly funded advertisements in the media, has imposed a 10-day advertising ban on...

Rights groups report doctors in İzmir prison tested positive for COVID-19

The Turkish Human Rights Foundation (TİHV) and the country’s Human Rights Association (İHD) have raised an alarm as two doctors in Şakran Prison in...

Turkey’s top court will review discriminatory law on release of prisoners

The Turkish Constitutional Court decided on Wednesday to review the constitutionality of legislation on the execution of sentences that was recently approved by parliament...

Turkish police use disproportionate force to disperse HDP press briefing, detain 12

Turkish police on Wednesday forcefully intervened in a press briefing held by the Kurdish-oriented Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and detained 12 people, the Gazete...

Documents reveal Ankara obtained identities of hundreds of Turkish asylum seekers in Greece, Germany

Turkey’s intelligence agency has obtained information on the identity of hundreds of Turkish nationals who have applied for asylum in Europe, especially in Greece...

Father of NBA star Enes Kanter acquitted of terrorism charges in Turkey: report

The father of NBA center Enes Kanter, an outspoken critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s human rights record, has been acquitted of charges...
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