Council of Europe reaffirms support for Istanbul Convention amid Turkey’s possible withdrawal from treaty
The Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on September 11 released a statement and reaffirmed...
CPT head Gnatovskyy says Ankara does not allow report on Turkey to be published
The Council of Europe’s anti-torture committee has stated that the Turkish authorities have not given permission for a report on Turkey to be published...
Turkish gov’t covers up killing of lawyer, human rights activist Tahir Elçi
Turkish government has covered up the killing of Tahir Elçi, a Kurdish lawyer, human rights activist and the chairman of Diyarbakır Bar Association, who...
Turkish gov’t spokesperson says identical uniforms for coup suspects may be enforced by decree
Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister and government spokesperson Bekir Bozdağ said on Tuesday that identical uniforms designed for jailed suspects in trials concerning a controversial...
Pro-Kurdish HDP’s 70 members, administrators detained in İstanbul
Seventy members and administrators from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) were detained in İstanbul on Monday following raids in their homes.
After İstanbul prosecutors...
Turkish gov’t launches probe into 11 members of medical association for criticism of Afrin...
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Monday launched an investigation into 11 council members of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB), which is representing...
8,5-month pregnant woman under arrest in Turkey though baby faces heart, kidney problems
With only days to go before the delivery, a Turkish woman in Kayseri province is still held under arrest even though her baby has...
Turkish court rules no insult as long as Erdoğan is rooster
A social media user who was convicted on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a photograph was subsequently acquitted after an appeals...
Around 2,700 cases filed on insult charges against Erdoğan in past 6 months
A report prepared by two academics for the Human Rights Joint Platform (IHOP) has revealed that a total of 2,673 cases have been filed...
Tension rises between Turkey and the Netherlands with tit-for-tat steps
Dutch police has detained Turkish Minister of Family and Social Policy Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya to deport her to Germany after declaring her "undesirable...
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