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Lawyers call journalist’s arrest ‘disproportionate’ to the charges filed against him
The lawyers for a journalist who was arrested last week due to one of his reports have objected to his arrest on the grounds...
Veteran journalist faces investigation for ‘targeting’ father of slain soldier
An investigation has been launched into veteran journalist Can Ataklı due to his statements targeting the father of a Turkish soldier who was recently killed in...
Opposition demands release of jailed MP following 2nd top court ruling on rights violation
Opposition politicians have once again called for the release of jailed lawmaker Can Atalay, who was elected to parliament in May, after Turkey’s Constitutional...
Top court again says jailed lawmaker’s rights violated
Turkey’s top court on Thursday ruled for the second time that the rights of jailed lawmaker Can Atalay, who was elected to parliament in...
Turkey accounts for one-third of complaints pending before European human rights court
The latest statistics released by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) show that pending cases filed against Turkey represent 33.2 percent of the...
Council of State denies compensation to man severely injured by the police during Gezi...
The Council of State, Turkey’s highest administrative court, has rejected a request for compensation filed by Mustafa Başnamlı, a man who was severely injured...
‘I miss ordinary days the most,’ jailed film producer says
Çiğdem Mater, a film producer and journalist serving an 18-year sentence in connection with the 2013 Gezi Park protests, said in an interview that...
Prominent jurist faces criminal complaints due to remarks about judicial crisis
Members of Turkey’s top appeals court have filed criminal complaints against a prominent law professor due to his remarks about a recent crisis involving...
72-year-old Gezi Park trial defendant recounts harsh conditions in İstanbul prison
Mücella Yapıcı, a prominent architect and a defendant in the Gezi Park trial who was released from an İstanbul prison in September, has recounted...
HRW urges Turkey, Germany to promote protection of civilians in Gaza during Erdoğan’s visit
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released a statement calling on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to work on measures...
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