EP’s Harms calls on EULEX to look into Turkish teacher case

Rebecca Harms, a member of the European Parliament, on Sunday called on the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) to look...

Turkey sentenced 450 lawyers to 2,786 years in prison after 2016 coup: report

Four-hundred-fifty lawyers in Turkey have been sentenced to 2,786 years in total on trumped-up charges of terrorism since a coup attempt in July 2016,...

Interior Minister Soylu targets pro-Kurdish HDP, signals new operations

Turkey’s Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has targeted members of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and signaled new operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’...

185 face detention over alleged Gülen links in ‘payphone investigations’

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 185 people including active duty and former military officers as well as former military cadets due to...

‘New formula’ should be found to comply with ECtHR rulings on Demirtaş and Kavala:...

Hayati Yazıcı, deputy chairman of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), said a new formula should be found to comply with the European...

US Human Rights Report: Turkish gov’t’s prosecution and jailing of journalists hinder freedom of...

The Turkish government’s prosecution of journalists representing major independent newspapers and its jailing of scores of journalists in 2017 hindered freedom of speech, and...

Turkish gov’t reluctant to assign 1,100 newly graduated medical doctors on basis of security...

Turkish government has reportedly not assigned at least 1,100 newly graduated medical doctors, who have still been waiting for the security/intelligence investigation to be...

‘Saturday Mothers’ meet for the 685th week on eve of Mother’s Day

As they do every week, the Saturday Mothers, a group of women who lost their children during the fight between the outlawed Kurdistan Workers'...

Turkey ranked 116th among 140 countries in global rule of law index

Turkey was ranked 116th among 140 countries in the rule of law index published by the World Justice Project (WJP) on Wednesday, Turkish Minute reported. Turkey ranked...

Turkish gov’t detains 967 people for alleged links to Gülen movement over last week

The Turkish government has detained 967 people across Turkey over the past week (May 7-May 14) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt...
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