Parliamentary candidate from Green Left Party arrested on terrorism charges
A parliamentary candidate from the opposition Green Left Party (YSP) has been arrested on terrorism-related charges after being targeted by Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman...
Former Kurdish MP detained over 2014 protests in reaction to ISIL siege of Syrian...
Hüda Kaya, a former member of the Turkish parliament from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), was detained at İstanbul Airport on Wednesday on...
Rights group alleges systematic abuse in Turkish prisons
A Turkish legal advocacy group says prisoners in several of the country’s high-security facilities are facing systematic rights violations, including prolonged solitary confinement, denial...
Turkey’s top court suspends funding for pro-Kurdish HDP
Turkey’s Constitutional Court on Thursday suspended funding for the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) over its alleged ties to terrorism, Agence France-Presse reported.
The decision...
Turkey sees surge in young victims and suspects as protection gaps widen, report finds
More minors are coming into contact with the justice system, either as victims or as suspects, while shortcomings in child protection mechanisms leave them...
Politician faces probe for tweeting photo of last person executed in Turkey
An investigation has been launched into an opposition party official for tweeting a photo of Hıdır Aslan, the last person executed in Turkey, on...
Most Europeans against Turkey joining EU, survey shows
A polling of six EU member states for the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) found strong opposition to the possibility of Turkey joining...
Turkish court rejects request for release of jailed journalist
A high criminal court in İstanbul has rejected a request for the release from prison of journalist Barış Pehlivan, who was put behind bars...
Strip search of women in Turkey used for humiliation, witness testimonies show
The testimony of an increasing number of women detained on terrorism charges shows that Turkish security forces use strip searches unlawfully and systematically in...
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...
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