Pro-Erdoğan daily: 13,000 targeted in new wave of detentions

The pro-government Yeni Şafak daily on Sunday claimed that a new detention operation is underway targeting 13,000 police officers and civilians allegedly linked to...

Turkey’s top court finds rights violations in 11,830 applications in 2021

Turkey’s Constitutional Court found at least one violation of human rights in each of 11,830 applications in 2021, according to updated statistics announced by...

Turkish gov’t closes 116 media outlets under state of emergency

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Hakan Çavuşoğlu announced that a total of 116 media outlets have been closed by government decrees under an ongoing state...

Forensics council shouldn’t be only decision-maker in ill inmates’ cases, medical union chair says

Şebnem Korur Fincancı, a prominent human rights activist, doctor of forensic medicine and head of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB), has said Turkey’s Council...

Turkish court rules for continuation of imprisonment of pro-Kurdish HDP’s Demirtaş

The Ankara 19th High Criminal Court ruled on Friday for a continuation of the imprisonment of Selahattin Demirtaş, the former co-chair of the pro-Kurdish...

Kyrgyz President: Those calling Turkish teachers terrorists should see a doctor

Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev has said those who see the teachers working at Gülen-linked SAPAT educational institutions in the country as terrorists need treatment...

An anonymous judge reveals severe situation in Turkey’s judiciary in a letter

A letter by a Turkish judge who wrote to journalist Ahmet Dönmez for the TR724 news portal has revealed the severity of the situation...

Amnesty says justice prevails as Turkey’s top court overturns convictions of 4 rights defenders

“The decision by Türkiye’s highest appeals court to overturn baseless convictions of Amnesty International Türkiye’s Honorary Chair and three other human rights defenders is...

UN rights chief demands end to Gaza killings, calls for justice

Israeli live fire that killed at least 59 people and injured over 2,770 people in Gaza on Monday must stop immediately and the international...

European judges association, Belgian law firm, NGO take Turkey’s alleged crimes against humanity to...

A law firm and two nongovernmental organizations advocating human rights and the rule of law have sent a communication to the International Criminal Court...
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