Handing case of Khashoggi murder to Saudi Arabia reveals deterioration of rule of law...
In a statement issued on Friday, the Washington, D.C.-based Freedom House said Turkey’s decision to hand the case of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder to...
Turkey blocks access to jailed İstanbul mayor’s X account
Turkish authorities on Thursday blocked access to the social media account of İstanbul’s jailed opposition mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who has nearly 10 million followers...
Turkish prosecutors drop investigation into alleged killing of Syrian refugee at border
An investigation into the death of Syrian refugee Ridwan Îd Numan El Ehmed, who was allegedly killed in November at the Turkey-Syria border, has...
Turkish journalist gets 10-month suspended sentence for reporting in child abuse case
A Turkish court on Wednesday handed down a 10-month suspended sentence to journalist Evrim Kepenek for allegedly violating the confidentiality of a criminal investigation,...
Conviction of rights activists proves Turkish courts operate under Erdoğan’s instructions: HRW
The conviction of prominent businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala and his seven co-defendants is ample proof that Turkish courts operate under instructions from the...
Turkey targets dessert chain in latest crackdown on Gülen movement, 33 detained
Turkish police detained 33 people on Monday in dawn raids targeting a popular dessert chain over alleged fundraising for the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish...
Turkish activists and unions say migrant workers exploited by employers
Human rights activists and union workers have said migrant workers in Turkey are being exploited by their employers, the Birgün daily reported.
Eyüp Özer from...
Turkish prosecutors investigate main opposition party leader
Turkish prosecutors on Wednesday launched an investigation into the leader of the country’s main opposition party for allegedly insulting a senior ally of the...
Top court rejects 2 Kurdish politicians’ applications claiming unlawful arrest in Kobani case
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has rejected individual applications filed by two former lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) claiming that arrest warrants issued...
Far-right leader sentenced to more than 2 years, released after 148 days in pretrial...
Ümit Özdağ, the head of Turkey’s ultranationalist Victory Party, was released due to time served from İstanbul’s Silivri Prison on Monday after being sentenced...
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