Turkish court orders release pending trial of lawyer in high-profile cases
A Turkish court has ordered the release of Rezan Epözdemir, a Turkish lawyer known for representing clients in several high-profile murder and fraud cases,...
İmamoğlu tells court diploma annulment aimed at blocking his presidential bid
Jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has told a court that prosecutors pressured İstanbul University into annulling his university diploma last year, decades after it...
Former human rights association co-chair murdered in İzmir
Lawyer Ali Aydın, a former co-chair of the Human Rights Association’s (İHD) İzmir branch, was killed by a blow to the head with a...
15 more detained in Antalya bribery probe amid crackdown on main opposition
Turkish police detained at least 15 employees of the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality on Wednesday as part of an expanding corruption investigation that has already...
Turkey’s state broadcaster slammed over documentary targeting LGBTQ people
Turkey’s state broadcaster is facing criticism over a documentary that critics say targets lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people and frames them as...
Jailed İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu to receive 2026 Paweł Adamowicz Award
Ekrem İmamoğlu, İstanbul’s jailed mayor and a leading opposition figure in Turkey, has been named the recipient of the 2026 Paweł Adamowicz Award for...
Education ministry official among detainees in latest sweep over alleged Gülen links
An education ministry district director in İstanbul is among 81 people detained in raids across 16 provinces in the latest wave of a years-long...
Tech giants help Ankara censor online speech on a massive scale: report
Global tech companies are helping the Turkish government censor online speech and identify critics by complying with large numbers of takedown and data requests...
Purged Turkish officer found dead in Switzerland, suicide suspected
Yaşar Akkoyun, a former special forces officer who was expelled from the Turkish military by an emergency decree, was found dead in a lake...
European rights court rules Turkey violated lecturer’s fair trial rights in ByLock case
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey violated a university lecturer’s right to a fair trial by upholding his...
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