Authorities can’t dismiss risk tied to family affiliation, Gülen-linked activity in asylum cases: top...
The Dutch Council of State ruled on March 25 that asylum claims filed by people linked to the Gülen movement must be assessed on...
Panel discusses Turkey’s dire human rights situation on sidelines of UN meeting
A panel of experts on Monday tackled Turkey’s human rights record on the occasion of the 56th meeting of the United Nations Human Rights...
Pro-opposition media draw criticism for using gov’t discourse about arrest of end-stage cancer patient
Pro-opposition media outlets Halk TV and the Sözcü daily faced harsh criticism for using government’s discourse about the arrest of Ayşe Özdoğan, 34, an...
19 former police academy students, 3 lawyers detained over Gülen links
Turkish police teams on Tuesday detained 19 former police academy students and three lawyers as part of an Ankara-based operation due to their alleged...
Turkey detains 73 over Gülen links in defiance of ECtHR ruling
Turkish police have detained 73 people across 16 provinces in the last four days over their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior...
Experts say appeals judges have nullified Turkish constitution by overruling top court
The recent refusal of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals to comply with the ruling of the Constitutional Court (AYM) is tantamount to nullifying the...
Turkey investigates women’s rights association over statements on suspicious deaths of abuse complainant and...
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a women’s rights association on accusations of disseminating misleading information over its statements on the suspicious death...
Turkish court releases academic after 36 days in pretrial detention over social media poll
Turkish academic and author Emrah Gülsunar was released from pretrial detention on Monday after spending 36 days behind bars over a social media poll...
European rights watchdog says it’s worried about Turkey after mayor’s arrest: report
The head of the Council of Europe, the continent’s leading human rights watchdog, told Reuters it was worried about any violation of rights in Turkey after...
Detained DEVA founder interrogated about articles, phone calls with foreign journalists
Police questioned Metin Gürcan, a founding member of the opposition Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA), about columns he authored and phone calls with with...
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