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...

Turkey has largest number of cases pending before European rights court

Approximately 20,100 applications from Turkey are pending before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), making it the highest case-count country since Aug. 1,...

Turkish police detain pro-Kurdish HDP candidate over ‘terror propaganda’

Sidar Zana Bilir, a Kurdish politician who has applied to the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) to run in the June 24 general election from...

CPJ: Record number of journalists jailed as Turkey, China, Egypt pay scant price for...

For the second year in a row, the number of journalists imprisoned for their work hit a historical high, as the US and other...

Paralysed Turkish teacher held in prison for 20 months on coup charges

İsa Kara, a 54-year-old teacher who was fired from his job after a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016, has reportedly been kept in...

CoE fails to sanction Turkey over jailed philanthropist, opts for ‘dialogue’ instead

The Committee of Ministers, the decision-making body of the Council of Europe (CoE), has refrained from announcing a plan to impose sanctions on Turkey...

COMMENTARY — What to expect from Turkey’s elections

By Abdullah Bozkurt In the upcoming June 24 presidential and parliamentary snap elections, I have little hope that the opposition will score a win in...

Turkey condemns ‘unacceptable’ European award to Osman Kavala

Turkey on Monday slammed the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for awarding its top rights prize to jailed Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala, who...
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Turkish gov’t detains at least 59 military officers over alleged links to Gülen movement

The Turkish government detained at least 59 military officers across Turkey on Tuesday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members...
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