Top court finds no rights violation for journalist in 5-year pretrial detention
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has found no rights violation in the case of Ercan Gün, a former news editor at FOX TV who was arrested...
Turkey dismissed more than 34,000 teachers over Gülen links after 2016 coup attempt
Turkey dismissed 34,795 teachers over alleged links to the Gülen movement during a state of emergency declared after a 2016 coup attempt, according to...
Top forensic expert faces charges of ‘publicly insulting the Turkish state’ in controversial case
Şebnem Korur Fincancı, a human rights advocate and forensic medical expert, is facing charges for “publicly insulting the Turkish state,” the Media and Law...
Hundreds protest in Turkey in support of Iranian women
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Turkey on Sunday to condemn Iran’s crackdown on women-led demonstrations sparked by a young woman’s death...
Turkey blocks X account of pro-Kurdish party leader
A Turkish court has blocked the X account of lawmaker Keskin Bayındır, co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP), the İlke TV news...
29 detained in probes linked to Antalya municipality in continuing crackdown on main opposition
Authorities detained 29 people on Wednesday after issuing detention warrants for 37 suspects in two separate investigations involving the Antalya municipality in southern Turkey,...
Military school valedictorian faces possible expulsion from Turkish army for chanting secularist slogan
A valedictorian of the Turkish Military Academy faces possible expulsion from the Turkish Armed Forces for chanting a secularist slogan at her graduation ceremony,...
Turkey’s bar associations warn against perceived impunity in joint statement
A total of 63 bar associations across Turkey have released a joint statement calling on the government to repeal laws that create a perception...
44 rights groups, advocates call for stop to pushbacks in joint letter to EU
Forty-four human rights organizations and advocates have signed a joint letter addressing European Union officials, asking them to extend their support to stop pushbacks...
Turkey detains 39 over alleged links to Gülen movement
Police in the last two days have detained 39 individuals over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement in six provinces across Turkey, Turkish...
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