Turkish ministry handed over kidnapped Yazidi child to ISIL-linked family that sold her: report

The Turkish Ministry of Family and Social Services last year handed over a kidnapped Yazidi child to a family associated with the Islamic State...

Amnesty says court ruling for release of jailed MP ‘long overdue’

Prominent human rights organization Amnesty International has welcomed a decision from Turkey’s Constitutional Court concerning the violation of rights of a jailed lawmaker but...

Turkey ranks 117th among 142 countries in global rule of law index

Turkey was ranked 117th among 142 countries in the rule of law index published by the World Justice Project (WJP) on Wednesday, dropping one rank in...

Turkey’s top court finds rights violations in continued imprisonment of MP

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the country violated the rights of an opposition lawmaker who was not released from prison despite gaining parliamentary...

Top court says Turkish judiciary made best efforts to investigate Khashoggi murder

Turkey’s Constitutional Court, which has announced its reasoned opinion for rejecting an application filed by the fiancée of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, said...

AKP, MHP reject motion to investigate bureaucrats collecting multiple salaries

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), on Tuesday rejected a parliamentary motion filed by the...

Turkey blacklists 411 critics living abroad over Gülen links

The Turkish government has blacklisted 411 people living in countries such as Germany, the Netherlands, the US and Canada for alleged links to the...

ECtHR faults Turkey for pretrial detention of 45 people over Gülen links

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has faulted Turkey over the arrest and pretrial detention of 45 individuals in the aftermath of a...

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...
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