Activists renew calls for release of incarcerated mothers with sick children
Following the recent death of 6-year-old Yusuf Kerim Sayın, who was separated from his imprisoned mother during his struggle with bone cancer, human rights...
Most people in Turkey censor themselves in phone calls and online, fearing surveillance and...
More than half of people in Turkey say they have faced legal action for expressing their views, according to a recent survey that points...
Top court rejects exiled journalist’s rights claim against pro-government daily
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has rejected an application filed by exiled journalist and author Can Dündar claiming that news published by the pro-government Sabah daily...
Turkey’s top court faults ministries, local authorities over 2011 blasts that killed 20 workers
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that two ministries, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, as well as...
Imprisoned Turkish jurist allegedly mistreated by prison guards
Gültekin Avcı, a former prosecutor and columnist incarcerated in Izmir, was allegedly mistreated by prison guards on September 25, the Kronos news website reported.
The incident was...
Turkish comedian sent to prison after appeals court upholds conviction over Gülen links
Turkish comedian Atalay Demirci, who was sentenced to five years in prison over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, has been apprehended in...
Turkish journalist briefly detained for disseminating ‘misinformation’
Turkish authorities on Wednesday briefly detained journalist Dinçer Gökçe on accusations of spreading misinformation due to a news report claiming that two convicted mob...
Court orders main opposition leader to pay Erdoğan 300,000 lira in damages
A Turkish court has ordered main opposition leader Özgür Özel to pay President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 300,000 Turkish lira ($6,580) in damages over remarks...
Turkey’s confiscation of $50 billion from Gülen members constitutes crimes against humanity: report
A comprehensive report exposes the vast scale of property confiscations in Turkey targeting the Gülen movement, a faith-based group outlawed by Ankara, with an estimated value...
Teacher arrested after climbing onto police water cannon at İzmir CHP protest
A teacher who climbed onto a police water cannon vehicle during a police intervention at a protest organized by the ousted leader of Turkey’s main opposition...
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