Turkish police briefly detain 2 students over leaflets calling for education minister’s resignation
Turkish police briefly detained two university students after they distributed leaflets calling for Education Minister Yusuf Tekin’s resignation, the Evrensel daily reported Wednesday.
The students,...
Turkish teacher gets suspended sentence over letters calling for end to Israel trade
An İstanbul court on Tuesday handed down a suspended sentence of more than one year to a teacher for leaving letters at ruling party...
Turkey’s top court finds rights violation in fine for attending peaceful protest during state...
Turkey's Constitutional Court has ruled that fining a labor union member for participating in a peaceful gathering during the state of emergency after a...
Rights groups urge European court to scrutinize political motives behind İmamoğlu’s detention
Three international rights and legal organizations have published a joint submission urging the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to examine İstanbul Mayor Ekrem...
Turkish police detain 2 union officials, lawyer days before UN climate summit
Turkish police detained two union officials and a lawyer in the southern city of Antalya on Tuesday, six days before it hosts a major...
Turkey detains 21 over alleged Gülen links, including 7 accused of aiding prisoners’ families
Turkish police detained 21 people on Tuesday in two investigations into alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, including seven accused of providing financial...
Jailed Turkish academic misses father’s funeral after leave request goes unanswered
Jailed Turkish academic Nuriye Gülmen missed her father's funeral after the Justice Ministry failed to respond to a request for temporary leave, her lawyers...
Turkey detained 20 journalists, arrested 6 in October: report
Turkish authorities detained 20 journalists and jailed six pending trial in October, according to a monthly report by the Dicle Fırat Journalists Association (DFG).
Prosecutors...
Turkish journalist put under house arrest after reporting on investment fund scandal
A Turkish court on Monday placed journalist Yiğit Uzun under house arrest for four months on allegations of spreading misleading information, a day after...
RSF again names Erdoğan among ‘press freedom predators’ over journalist prosecutions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been named among the world’s “press freedom predators” by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) for the fourth time, with...
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