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...

24,706 expelled from Turkish military since coup attempt: minister

Turkey’s defense minister has announced that 24,706 personnel from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) have been expelled over Gülen links since a failed coup...

UN committee finds rights violations in case of teacher arrested over Gülen links, calls...

The United Nations Human Rights Committee has called on Turkey to release a teacher who was arrested in 2018 over alleged links to a...

Turkish citizens who fled to Sweden will feel unsafe if Stockholm fails to abide...

Middle East/North Africa (MENA) and Turkey analyst from Sweden Bitte Hammergren said in a series of tweets on Monday that it is very important...

Turkey ranked 116th among 140 countries in global rule of law index

Turkey was ranked 116th among 140 countries in the rule of law index published by the World Justice Project (WJP) on Wednesday, Turkish Minute reported. Turkey ranked...

Top Turkish court reinstates 178 judges, prosecutors removed from office due to Gülen links

Turkey’s highest administrative court, the Council of State, has in a landmark decision ruled to reinstate 178 judges and prosecutors who had been removed...

European rights court rules against Turkey over post-coup detention of judges and prosecutors

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey violated the European Convention on Human Rights by detaining 167 judges and...

Former teacher acquitted after ECtHR ruling on violation of his rights

Former teacher Yasin Özdemir, who was sentenced to seven months, 15 days in prison for his alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, was...

Council of Europe urges Turkey’s top court to quickly conclude examination of Demirtaş’s detention

The Council of Europe Committee of Ministers’ Deputies has called on Turkey’s Constitutional Court to expeditiously examine an application from Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş...

Seven lawyers among 15 detained in Ankara over Gülen links

Prosecutors in the Turkish capital of Ankara issued detention warrants on Tuesday for 36 people in two separate investigations, leading to the detention of...
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