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Hundreds gather at ECtHR to demand justice for victims of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
Hundreds of activists and victims of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown, joined by former leader of the UK’s Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn and EU parliamentarians, gathered...
Dissenting judge in Khashoggi trial to quit profession after demotion
A Turkish judge who cast a dissenting vote against the transfer of the murder trial of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi to Riyadh has decided...
Former AKP heavyweights distance themselves from Gezi Park trial
Former Justice and Development Party (AKP) politicians and current opposition party leaders Ahmet Davutoğlu and Ali Babacan have taken steps to distance themselves from...
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...
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