Turkish parliament passes disputed bar associations law: report
Turkey’s parliament on Saturday passed a law changing the structure of bar associations, a move that lawyers argue will further undermine judicial independence in...
Turkish admiral summarily dismissed during NATO assignment tells NPR: Maybe I’m not as safe...
Rear Adm. Mustafa Uğurlu, Turkey’s flag officer at NATO’s Allied Command Transformation (ACT) based in Norfolk, Virginia, who was summarily dismissed from the military...
Confiscated Zaman daily headquarters now used as court building
The headquarters of Zaman newspaper, which was seized and later shut down by the Turkish government, was assigned to the İstanbul judicial complex to...
TV director jailed over Gülen links dies of cancer after belated release from prison
TV director Fatih Terzioğlu, 40, who was diagnosed with stomach cancer during his 21-month incarceration on terrorism charges, died on Saturday following his release...
Turkish government arrests 14 lawyers on alleged terror charges
A total of 14 lawyers, who defending the jailed hunger striking educators Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, have been arrested on charges of alleged...
Turkey issues detention warrants for 60 lawyers following Erdoğan’s call to suspend attorneys accused...
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Friday issued detention warrants for 60 lawyers on terror charges, following a call by Turkish President Recep...
Turkish gov’t agency unlawfully ordered asset seizure of President Erdoğan’s critics: report
Turkey’s Land Registry and Cadastre Directorate General bypassed the judiciary to seize the assets of critics of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a circular communiqué obtained...
Widespread or systematic imprisonment of individuals with alleged links to Gülen movement may constitute...
Widespread or systematic imprisonment of individuals with alleged links to the Gülen movement may constitute crimes against humanity, said the UN Human Rights Council’s...
Controversial new bill gives Turkish gov’t more control over NGOs
A proposed bill approved by the Turkish Parliament's Justice Committee would provide the state more control over nongovernmental and civil society organizations, said Gülseren...
CoE head Jagland calls for ending state of emergency in Turkey
In his opening speech for the year 2017, Secretary-General of the Council of Europe (CoE) Thorbjorn Jagland urged an end to a state of...
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