Ankara Governor’s Office bans lighting fires, singing songs in street protests
The Ankara Governor’s Office has banned lighting of fires and signing of songs in street protests after sunset in Turkey’s capital city.
A statement posted...
US officials to visit Turkish-American NASA researcher jailed in Turkey
US consular officials in Turkey were given permission to visit Turkish-American dual citizen and NASA researcher Serkan Gölge, who has been held for 15...
Turkey extends state of emergency for 4th time
The Turkish Parliament has extended for three more months a state of emergency declared in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt in Turkey...
Turkish gov’t bans commemorative events ahead of Maraş massacre anniversary
The governor of Kahramanmaraş has banned all public events, gatherings and commemorative events days before the 39th anniversary of the Maraş massacre.
All meetings, demonstrations, marches, rallies,...
Conscientious objectors given 10 months jail time for refusing military service
A Turkish military court has sentenced conscientious objectors Onur Erden and Uğur Gültekin 10 months for jail term over the fact that they have...
Turkey arrests teacher over ByLock use despite ECtHR judgment
Turkish authorities have arrested former teacher Güler Çetinkaya due to her alleged use of the ByLock mobile messaging app despite a landmark European Court...
ECtHR fines Turkey over local courts’ failure following newspaper targeting of 2 academics
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday fined Turkey over the failure of local Turkish courts to strike a fair balance between the...
Int’l organizations decry Turkish court’s verdicts for Zaman journalists, calling them ‘perversion of justice’
International organizations including the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch (HRW), Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the Committee...
Under suffocating climate created by Turkish gov’t Ankara University Human Rights Center closed
Turkish law professor, human rights and free speech activist Kerem Altıparmak has declared that Human Rights Center at Faculty of Political Sciences (SBF) of...
Jailed Turkish journalist Nazlı Ilıcak set for next hearing
Turkish journalist Nazlı Ilıcak (73), a well-known columnist, TV host and former parliamentarian, has spent over two years behind bars since her arrest on...
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