460 inmates in Turkish prisons have doctorates, Justice Ministry says
Four hundred sixty inmates in Turkish prisons have doctorates and 2,371 have master’s degrees, according to the general directorate of prisons and houses of...
Turkey fails to propose a plan to release Demirtaş to CoE committee
The Turkish government has said that Selahattin Demirtaş, the former co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), may be released on parole on...
Majority in Turkey doesn’t trust judicial system, poll reveals
Sixty-nine percent of people in Turkey have stated that they don’t trust the country’s judicial system, while 72 percent say people are imprisoned unjustly...
Wife of imprisoned Kurdish leader Demirtaş criticizes prolonged COVID-19 restrictions in prisons
Başak Demirtaş, the wife of jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş, criticized prolonged COVID-19 restrictions in prisons preventing families from having physical contact with their...
12 int’l NGOs and journalism organizations examine threats to press freedom in Turkey
Twelve international NGOs and journalism organizations are on a three-day mission to Turkey to investigate serious, continued threats to independent journalism in the country.
The...
Reactions mount against Turkish authorities over jailing of end-stage cancer patient
Turkish authorities last week arrested critically ill Ayşe Özdoğan, who suffers from a rare form of cancer, and sent her to prison on a...
Turkey Tribunal working on complaint to be submitted to Int’l Criminal Court
The Turkey Tribunal, a civil society-led, symbolic international tribunal, said it had started working on a complaint to be filed with the International Criminal...
COVID-19 restrictions lead to rights violations in Turkish prisons, bar association and medical chamber...
COVID-19 restrictions that are still in effect in Turkish prisons, despite their elimination elsewhere, lead to serious rights violations, the chairpersons of the İstanbul...
Turkey orders detention of 189 people over alleged Gülen links in a one day
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the detention of 189 people including teachers, former public officers, engineers, businessmen and active duty and dismissed military officers...
Turkey’s top judicial body disbars 13 judges, prosecutors over Gülen links
Turkey’s Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has disbarred 10 prosecutors and three judges due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement, Turkish...
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