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...

213 face detention in separate investigations over Gülen links

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 213 people in separate investigations based in Ankara and İzmir on allegations of links to the Gülen...

Main opposition leader visits Boğaziçi protestors, calls gov’t-appointed rector ‘occupier’

Özgür Özel, the leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), visited the İstanbul-based Boğaziçi University to show solidarity with academics and students...

Activist, basketball player Enes Kanter Freedom receives 2022 Courage Award

Enes Kanter Freedom, an activist and basketball player who was dropped from the NBA reportedly for speaking out against human rights abuses worldwide, received...

Erdoğan hints at running for re-election after calling 2024 local elections his last

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has implied that he may run for re-election in 2028, despite previously announcing that the 2024 local elections would...

Turkish government’s educational reforms disrupt student’s schooling

The Justice and Development Party (AKP)'s education reforms have significantly disrupted students' schooling, leading to widespread uncertainty and interruptions in education, the Birgün daily reported.  Journalists...

Court orders stay of controversial police regulation banning recordings at protests

The Council of State, Turkey’s highest administrative court, has ruled for a stay of execution of a controversial regulation issued by the country’s Security...

Former Turkish military officer serving life sentence on coup charges dies in prison

A former Turkish military officer serving a life sentence for his alleged involvement in a coup attempt on July 15, 2016 died in prison...

Legal back-and-forth continues in trial of of 2 Vice News reporters in Turkey

The trial of two reporters from US-based Vice News in which they face charges of “aiding a terrorist organization” due to their journalistic work...

Purged Turkish teacher recounts 4 years in prison without news of children

A former English teacher dismissed in Turkey’s post-coup purge has recounted years of imprisonment, deteriorating health and family estrangement, including four years in prison...

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