Turkish court rules for continuation of arrest of Zaman columnist Ali Ünal
A high criminal court in the western Turkish province of Uşak has ruled for the continuation of the arrest of former Zaman daily columnist...
Detention warrants issued for 34 former, current public servants due to alleged Gülen links
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 34 former and current public servants as part of an operation based in Ankara due to their...
Jailed judge in solitary confinement in Turkey facing severe psychological problems
Neslihan Ekinci, a former judge in İstanbul province has been held in solitary confinement in prison has been exposed to inhuman treatment in jail...
More than 2 million terrorism investigations launched in Turkey following failed coup: official data
Turkish prosecutors have launched more than 2 million terrorism investigations following a coup attempt in the country in 2016, Turkish Minute reported.
Lawyer Leven Mazılıgüney...
British Premier May to raise human rights violations in Turkey during Erdoğan meeting
British Prime Minister Theresa May was expected to raise human rights issues in talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in London later on...
HDP’s Paylan warns against assassination plans targeting critical Turkish citizens in Europe
Garo Paylan, pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy and a member of Parliamentary Commission for Planning and Budget, has stated on Wednesday that he...
Turkey’s ex-President Gül would be branded as ‘Gülenist,’ jailed, if he had joined opposition
Turkey's former President Abdullah Gül would have been labeled as a follower of the Gülen movement and subsequently jailed if he had joined the...
Crackdown on Gülen movement continues with dozens of detentions
A crackdown on members of the Gülen movement is continuing with the detention of 43 people following President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s victory in last...
Wikimedia Foundation: Turkish minister ‘seriously misrepresented’ Wikipedia’s editing model
The Wikimedia Foundation has responded in an open letter to a May 18 statement made by Turkish Minister of Transport, Maritime, and Communications Ahmet...
EP rapporteur calls Turkey’s noncompliance with ECtHR rulings in Kavala case a ‘disaster’
Nacho Sanchez Amor, the European Parliament’s Turkey rapporteur, has slammed the upholding of the convictions of five defendants in the Gezi Park trial, describing...
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