TGC calls on Turkish gov’t to release jailed journalists before elections
The state of emergency “should be lifted” and imprisoned journalists should be released ahead of upcoming elections on June 24, the Turkish Journalists Association...
Prosecutor issues detention warrant for 100 over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 100 people across 31 provinces who include high-level administrators over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement....
US calls on Turkey to release jailed philanthropist Kavala
The United States on Wednesday called on Turkey to release Osman Kavala, a prominent businessman and philanthropist, after a regional appeals court's decision to...
AKP mayor condemns CoE for not saying Gülen movement behind failed coup
Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Antalya Mayor Menderes Türel, who represented Turkey at the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council...
UN panel to Turkish gov’t: Prosecution based on alleged use of ByLock violates civil...
The UN Human Rights Council's Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UN/WGAD) has stated in a recently released assessment that detention, arrest and conviction in Turkey based on the alleged use...
Turkish court finds no crimes against humanity in deadly military arson against Kurdish family
A court in central Turkey has released its reasoned decision in the case of the mass murder of a Kurdish family in a deliberately...
Turkey bans all services of Periscope weeks before crucial referendum
A Turkish court on Friday banned all services of Periscope, a live video broadcasting platform owned by Twitter popularly used by opposition deputies, several...
Turkish police officer, suspended over alleged Gülen links, commits suicide
İbrahim Eski, a police officer who was suspended from his duty in the framework of an investigation carried out as part of Turkish government's...
İstanbul bar files complaint against judge who refused to release jailed MP
The İstanbul Bar Association has filed a complaint against the judge of a high criminal court who refused to release a jailed opposition lawmaker from prison...
Turkey’s OHAL Commission decides to reinstate only 40 out of 3,110 applicants dismissed by...
The State of Emergency Procedures Investigation Commission (OHAL Commission) has examined the cases of 3,111 applicants, who were dismissed by government decrees under the...
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