Coup suspects to wear identical brown uniforms in court, Turkish ministry says
Turkey’s Justice Ministry said on Wednesday that all suspects in ongoing trials concerning a controversial coup attempt last year are going to wear identical...
CoE calls on Turkey to amend criminal and anti-terrorism laws, release political prisoners
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE), which monitors the enforcement of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR),...
Pro-gov’t Turkish satire magazine deletes provocative cartoon upon public outcry
Pro-government Turkish satirical magazine Misvak has removed a cartoon depicting Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his ultranationalist ally Nationalist Movement Party (MHP)...
Turkey’s state of emergency measures continue for inmates arrested over Gülen links
Turkish judicial authorities have been maintaining the state of emergency measures for inmates arrested over Gülen links, despite the fact that the state of...
At least 18 Germans detained in Turkey since failed coup attempt
At least 18 German nationals have been detained in Turkey since a failed coup last summer, and some of them still remain behind bars,...
Interpol has rejected 646 Red Notice requests from Turkey since 2016 coup attempt
Turkish Interior Ministry spokesperson İsmail Çataklı said on Monday Interpol has declined 646 Red Notice requests made by Turkey since a failed 2016 coup,...
US demands Turkish gov’t to free Amnesty’s Kılıç and end state of emergency
The US State Department has criticised Turkey for its treatment of the jailed Amnesty International Turkey Chairman Taner Kılıç and called for an end...
Turkish gov’t tells ECtHR that HDP deputies’ arrests ‘necessary, appropriate’
In its defence submitted to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) regarding the arrest of Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chairs Selahettin...
US senator McCain calls for removal of Turkey’s US ambassador Serdar Kılıç
Arizona Senator John McCain, one of the leading foreign policy voices in US Congress, urged the expulsion of Turkey's Washington ambassador Serdar Kılıç after...
2,988 consecutive life sentences sought for 38 suspects in coup trial
A total of 2,988 consecutive life sentences are sought for 38 out of 221 suspects in an indictment prepared into a failed coup attempt...
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