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Turkish court upholds rights leader’s life sentence
A Turkish appellate court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of a leading critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, whose incarceration has injected tension into...
Human rights violations continue in Turkey, German government says in report
Human rights violations continue in many areas of Turkey, the German government said in its 15th report on human rights policy, Deutsche Welle Turkish...
Turkey sentenced 67 people to 299 years in prison in freedom of expression trials:...
A trial monitoring study by the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) has revealed that 67 people in Turkey were handed down 299 years,...
Former minister warns ECtHR could cancel top Turkish court’s standing as domestic remedy
A former Turkish justice minister has warned that the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) might cancel the standing as a domestic remedy of...
Erdoğan’s government continues its crackdown on critics and opponents: HRW
The arrest last week in Turkey of Dr. Şebnem Korur Fincancı is the latest in a pattern of politically motivated cases as the government...
Backsliding in democracy continues in Turkey, European Commission says
The European Commission in its yearly report on Turkey released on Wednesday said democratic backsliding continued, underlining serious deficiencies in the functioning of the...
ECtHR rejects Turkey’s request: Judgment condemning Ankara for activist’s detention becomes final
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Monday rejected Turkey’s request to refer a judgment holding that Ankara’s detention of the head of...
Turkish novelist and Nobel laureate says there is immense political pressure in Turkey
Orhan Pamuk, Turkish novelist and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature, said in an interview that there was immense political pressure in...
Erdoğan says ECtHR issues politically motivated rulings in cases involving Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) of having a double standard when it comes to Turkey...
German FM urges Turkey to respect human rights: report
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Friday urged Turkey to respect human rights during a testy visit at which she sparred openly with counterpart...
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