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Erdoğan appoints judge notorious for convicting dissidents as deputy minister of justice
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has appointed a Turkish judge known for convicting dissidents, including several senior opposition figures, as deputy minister of justice...
At least 170 detained as police intervene in events marking 9th anniversary of Gezi
Police intervention in a demonstration held in central İstanbul by a group wanting to mark the ninth anniversary of the anti-government Gezi Park protests...
ECtHR condemns Turkey over Amnesty activist’s ‘unlawful’ detention
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday condemned Turkey over the arrest in 2017 of the head of the Turkish branch of rights...
Prominent Swedes call on gov’t not to hand over dissidents to Erdoğan
Seventeen prominent Swedish figures have released a letter urging their government not to bow to pressure from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who demanded...
Prison sentence, political ban imposed on CHP İstanbul chair spark outrage
A recent decision by Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals to uphold a political ban and prison sentence for the head of the İstanbul branch...
Turkish Supreme Court of Appeals upholds jail for opposition figure
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a prison sentence for the head of the İstanbul branch of the country’s main opposition party,...
RTÜK fines 4 TV stations over opposition politicians’ remarks on Gezi trial verdict
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed a fine on the pro-opposition Tele1, Halk TV, KRT and Flash Haber...
Turkish court turns down objection to arrest of Gezi Park trial defendants
A Turkish court on Tuesday rejected an objection to the arrest of eight defendants including prominent businessman and civil society leader Osman Kavala in...
Turkey ‘destroyed’ EU hopes by jailing Erdoğan critic: MEPs
Turkey “deliberately destroyed” its chances of joining the EU by jailing Osman Kavala, a critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the European Parliament said...
Conviction of rights activists proves Turkish courts operate under Erdoğan’s instructions: HRW
The conviction of prominent businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala and his seven co-defendants is ample proof that Turkish courts operate under instructions from the...
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