Pregnant woman sent to prison over Gülen links despite regulations
Huriye Acun, a seven months pregnant former teacher, was arrested in the city of Konya on Wednesday and sent to prison to serve the...
Turkey’s terrorism financing law tightens gov’t control of civil society: Venice Commission
The Venice Commission, the Council of Europe’s advisory body on constitutional matters, has underlined in its opinion on Turkey’s new terrorism financing law that...
Twitter users call on Turkish authorities to release former MP Gergerlioğlu
Turkish Twitter users conducted a hashtag campaign on Monday calling on authorities to release Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a former lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’...
Academics, students barred from entering Boğaziçi University campus
Academics and students are not being allowed to enter the Boğaziçi University campus by Rector Melih Bulu, whose appointment by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Son, 3 others detained while demanding ex-MP’s release from prison
The son of a former member of the Turkish legislature who was stripped of his parliamentary status in March and subsequently jailed on conviction...
Turkey orders detention of 146 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish authorities have over the past week ordered the detention of 146 people including former civil servants, active duty and dismissed military and police...
Turkey included on US list of countries implicated in use of child soldiers: report
The United States on Thursday added Turkey to a list of countries that have been implicated in the use of child soldiers over the...
Turkey sets clock back 10 years on women’s rights, says Amnesty International
Turkey has set the clock back 10 years on women's rights by withdrawing from the Istanbul Convention and has also set a “terrifying precedent,”...
Turkish Parliament receives proceedings against 20 MPs including opposition leader
The Turkish Parliament has received summaries of proceedings to remove the parliamentary immunity of 20 opposition lawmakers including the leader of the main opposition...
Turkey’s top court says jailed former lawmaker’s rights were violated
Turkey’s Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled that Turkey violated the rights of Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a former pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker and...
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