Turkish gov’t submitted forged letter to ECtHR as evidence in case of imprisoned judges
Turkish government submitted a forged letter attributed to Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) suggesting that two judges...
Turkey’s post-coup detention of judges and prosecutors was unlawful: ECtHR
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled that the pretrial detention of 230 judges and prosecutors after a failed 2016 coup...
Court documents show dissident academic with heart disease deliberately sent to die in prison:...
According to court documents obtained by Nordic Monitor, academic Tuğrul Özşengül, who died in prison on Saturday of a heart attack, repeatedly mentioned his...
Top court annuls aggravated life sentence given to ex-media executive, 3 others
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has reversed aggravated life sentences handed down to four people including a former media executive on conviction of attempting...
Top court sees no rights violation in punishment of teachers for mother tongue protest
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has found no rights violation in a disciplinary punishment given to 22 teachers who staged a protest about the importance of...
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...
Top court ruling preventing arbitrary passport bans goes into effect
Turkey’s Interior Ministry will no longer impose arbitrary restrictions on Turkish passports in line with a ruling from the Constitutional Court that has recently...
ECtHR ruling will empower Turkish judges who insist on abiding by the law, Kavala...
Businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala has commented on a recent judgment by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) that said Turkey had failed...
European rights court says Turkey failed to comply with its Kavala judgement
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) said Turkey failed to comply with a binding judgment of the court in December 2019 which found...
Hundreds gather at ECtHR to demand justice for victims of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
Hundreds of activists and victims of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown, joined by former leader of the UK’s Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn and EU parliamentarians, gathered...
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