Trump, Pence threaten Turkey with ‘large sanctions’ if Brunson not released
The US administration is upping the pressure on Ankara over its detention and ongoing trial of Andrew Brunson, an American Christian pastor who stands...
Turkish journalists Aksoy, Taş released by İstanbul court after 14 months in jail
Atilla Taş, a former singer and a columnist for the now-closed Meydan daily, Murat Aksoy, former columnist of now-closed Bugün daily, and Davut Aydın,...
SCF’s website blocked in Turkey
An Ankara court has ruled to block the web site of Stockholm Center for Freedom, an advocacy organization that promotes the rule of law,...
ECtHR rules Turkey violated freedom of expression in 58 cases
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey violated the right to freedom of expression in 58 cases involving individuals...
With alleged link to Gülen movement 30 detained across Turkey
At least 30 people, including police chiefs, police officers and engineers, were detained across Turkey late Saturday over alleged ties with the Gülen movement. Witch hunt...
Pro-Kurdish HDP’s Demirtaş and Yüksekdağ nominated by European Parliament for Sakharov Prize
The European Parliament (EP) has announced on Friday that the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democracy Party (HDP) leaders Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdaş, who were jailed...
Kavurmacı and Çapkın re-arrested; 11 lawyers, 20 teachers detained in Turkey over alleged ties...
Following an arrest warrant issued by an İstanbul court on Friday İstanbul Mayor Kadir Topbaş’s son-in-law Ömer Faruk Kavurmacı was re-arrested on Saturday and...
Pro-Kurdish Ağrı Mayor Sakık removed from post by AKP govenment
Turkey’s Interior Ministry on Wednesday appointed a trustee to the Ağrı Municipality, which was run by pro-Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP) mayor Sırrı Sakık.
Sakık...
Man who killed 5 relatives in Turkey’s Konya province claims they were American spies
Atılgan Kömür (29), who early Monday morning killed five of his relatives in the Central Anatolian province of Konya, has said they deserved to...
Italian Bar Council slams Turkish government over arrested lawyers
After German Federal Bar, the Italian Bar Council (Consiglio Nazionale Forense) has also slammed Turkish government over arrested and persecuted lawyers in a letter...
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Turkey's political opposition faced intensifying pressure in 2025, with the judiciary emerging as the primary instrument for targeting dissenting voices. The most far-reaching measures...
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Throughout the year human rights organizations...
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