Turkey’s top court contradicts own ruling in case of teacher sanctioned for sharing peace...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has found no rights violations in the case of a teacher who faced disciplinary action for sharing on social media a...
Turkey’s Ege University demands TL 338,860 from protesting students
Ege University in the western Turkish city of İzmir has demanded TL 338,860 ($70,000) from 38 students for damages they caused to a campus...
Another top candidate for judge who ranked second in nationwide exam eliminated in interview
Gökhan Kuşcuoğlu, a deputy provincial migration expert in Van, was eliminated in the interview stage for the position of judge despite ranking second nationally...
Turkish woman returned to prison immediately after giving birth
Yasemin Baltacı, who was arrested over her alleged links to the Gülen movement just two weeks before the end of her pregnancy, was reportedly...
ECtHR rules Turkey violated right to fair trial of 10 judges and prosecutors
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey had violated the right to a fair trial of 10 judges and...
With all efforts on Brunson release, US gov’t is ignoring plight of other Americans...
‘Should I change my religion?’ asks a US-Turkish dual citizen stuck in Turkey, decrying the Trump administration’s sole focus on securing the release of...
Top court lifts bar on damages claims by civil servants reinstated after post-coup dismissals
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has struck down a legal barrier that prevented public employees who were dismissed under emergency decrees during the state of emergency...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says supporters of pro-Kurdish HDP to be ‘held accountable’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday said people who supported the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and voted them into parliament will be...
Jailed Zaman columnist Türköne seen with daughter in first photo from Turkish prison
Sıla Türköne, the daughter of jailed Turkish columnist and political scientist Mümtaz'er Türköne, has said her father will celebrate yet a third birthday in...
154 people trying to flee persecution in Turkey detained at border in 2 years
One hundred fifty-four people have been detained over alleged Gülen links while trying to flee Turkey by illegally crossing the Bulgarian or Greek borders...
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Throughout the year human rights organizations...
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