Turkish lawyers launch ‘Defense March’ against gov’t meddling

Eighty heads of bar associations across Turkey launched a march to Ankara on Saturday against attempts by the Turkish government to amend the Law...

Turkey’s Abuse of INTERPOL: How Erdoğan Weaponized the International Criminal Police Organization for Transnational...

Download PDF   This report focuses on how the Turkish government, under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has abused INTERPOL in a number of ways. The Erdoğan government has...

Newly launched book tells stories of purge victims after Turkey’s July 15 coup

A recently published book tells the stories of people who, following a military coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016, were victims of...

394 workers killed in workplace accidents in Turkey in Q1

Three hundred ninety-four workers died in workplace accidents across Turkey in the first three months of 2018, according to a monthly study released by...

Turkey ranks 117th among 142 countries in global rule of law index

Turkey was ranked 117th among 142 countries in the rule of law index published by the World Justice Project (WJP) on Wednesday, dropping one rank in...

Greece seizes Libya-bound ship carrying explosive materials loaded in Turkish ports

Greek authorities have seized a Tanzanian-flagged ship heading for Libya and carrying materials, which have been loaded in Turkey's İskenderun and Mersin ports, used...

Amnesty condemns heavy charges against rights activists arrested in Turkey

Amnesty International on Sunday issued a statement condemning an indictment seeking jail terms of up to 15 years on terror charges filed against 11...

Turkey’s top appeals court says former interior minister should pay damages to academic over...

The Supreme Court of Appeals has said in a judgment that former interior minister Süleyman Soylu should pay non-pecuniary damages to academic Baskın Oran...

Turkey detains hundreds in renewed anti-Gülenist frenzy after COVID outbreak

Turkish authorities on June 9 ordered the detention of hundreds of people, military and civilian alike, as part of a massive crackdown targeting the...

Jailed Halkbank executive wants 15 Turkish witnesses to testify in Zarrab case in US

Mehmet Hakan Atilla, a deputy general manager of Turkish public lender Halkbank, who was arrested in the US in March 2017 on charges of...
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