UK Home Office report highlights persecution of Gülen movement in Turkey
The United Kingdom Home Office has released an update on its Country Policy and Information Note on the faith-based Gülen movement in Turkey, which...
Turkish judge accused of bribery had access blocked to 172 news reports about claims
An İstanbul judge who was named in recently revealed allegations regarding corruption in the Turkish judiciary has had access blocked to 172 news reports...
Turkey sentences police officer to 6 years in prison for killing 12-year-old girl
A court in Diyarbakır has sentenced police officer Abdullah Ercan to six years, three months in prison over the 2015 killing of 12-year-old Helin...
AKP, MHP reject motion to investigate alleged corruption in Turkey’s judiciary
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), on Wednesday rejected a parliamentary motion filed by the...
Turkey’s top court received over 551K petitions claiming rights violations in last 11 years
Turkey’s Constitutional Court received 551,156 individual applications between 2012 and Sept. 30 of this year, Turkish Minute reported on Wednesday, citing the state-run Anadolu...
Turkish court censors online content on judicial bribery allegations
A court in İstanbul has ruled to block access to 59 pieces of online content, including news articles, columns, social media posts and videos...
Investigation launched into allegations of corruption in Turkey’s judiciary: justice minister
Turkish Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç has announced that an investigation has been launched into allegations of corruption in the judiciary that were recently voiced...
Turkish court blocks access to 17 tweets on gendarmerie commander’s alleged criminal ties
An Ankara court has blocked access to 17 tweets in which Turkish Gendarmerie General Commander Arif Çetin was criticized for meeting with individuals associated...
Prosecutor reveals corruption within judiciary in letter to Turkey’s top judicial body
İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor İsmail Uçar has come forward with a letter sent to the Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) exposing corruption in...
Int’l rights groups, jurists call on Turkey’s chief justice to uphold ECtHR rulings
A coalition of international human rights organizations and legal professionals have called on Turkey’s Chief Justice Zühtü Arslan in a joint letter to ensure that the...
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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This report focuses on how illegal pushbacks by Greek authorities have devastating consequences on Turkish asylum seekers upon their return to Turkey.
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