Turkish lawyer briefly detained after seeking to record client’s torture claim
A Turkish lawyer was briefly detained Wednesday on accusations of “slander of a public official” after he insisted on having his client’s torture allegations...
Green Left Party’s parliamentary candidate in recent elections arrested on terrorism charges
Meryem Yıldırım, a candidate for parliament from the opposition Green Left Party (YSP) in the elections held on May 14, has been arrested on...
Turkish broadcaster faces backlash over segment targeting Jewish creator behind major children’s YouTube channels
A Turkish broadcaster is facing backlash after airing a segment that invoked an antisemitic trope to depict the Jewish founder of several major children’s...
Students detained over Gülen links questioned about phone contacts, int’l travel history
Twenty-four female students who were briefly detained due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement were questioned regarding their phone contacts and travel...
Turkey’s judicial crisis deepens as Council of State defies Constitutional Court
Turkey’s Council of State has refused to comply with a Constitutional Court ruling concerning the dismissal of an academic who signed a 2016 petition...
Turkish court releases 3 policemen arrested for allegedly beating 14-year-old Kurdish boy
A Turkish court has ruled to release from pretrial detention three police officers who were arrested for allegedly beating a 14-year-old Kurdish boy during...
İmamoğlu trial adjourned after courtroom dispute; journalists protest access restrictions
The trial of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and 406 other defendants was adjourned on Monday shortly after it began following a courtroom dispute over...
40 detained across Turkey for helping families of people jailed over alleged Gülen links
Forty people have been detained in an Ankara-based operation that was conducted in six provinces for helping the families of people jailed over alleged...
HRW urges Turkey to lift courtroom restrictions in İmamoğlu trial
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Turkish authorities to remove restrictions on lawyers, journalists and the public seeking to follow the trial of jailed İstanbul...
Turkey’s media watchdog starts enforcement of 7-day blackout on TELE1 TV
The enforcement of a seven-day blackout on Turkish broadcaster TELE1, which was ordered by Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) over its editor-in-chief’s...
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