Top court upholds acquittal of ex-bureaucrat in ruling expected to set precedent for others...
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld the decision of one of its criminal chambers to acquit a former bureaucrat of terrorism charges due...
Turkey frees terminally ill lawyer, family say it’s too late
A Turkish lawyer suffering from late-stage cancer who lost his leg after receiving delayed medical treatment in prison was released on medical grounds this...
Turkey jails both parents of seriously ill child over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities have arrested both parents of a 4-year-old child receiving treatment for tuberculosis, despite a hospital report stating that he needs maternal care,...
Man jailed after alleged beating in Turkish custody taken to hospital with brain hemorrhage...
A man arrested in southeastern Turkey was hospitalized with a risk of brain hemorrhage after he was allegedly beaten by gendarmes and jailed before...
Turkey’s culture of impunity blamed for attack on referee on football pitch
An incident involving Ankaragücü President Faruk Koca delivering a punch to referee Halil Umut Meler following a Turkish Super Lig game on Monday serves...
Turkish court hands down suspended sentence to sexual harassment perpetrator
A Turkish man who was convicted of sexually harassing a young woman on a public bus in central Turkey’s Kayseri province received a reduced...
Turkish journalist briefly detained over social media posts on ISIL operation
A Turkish journalist was briefly detained on Tuesday on accusations of “publicly disseminating misinformation” in his social media posts related to a police operation...
Demirtaş says new German gov’t should push Turkey to improve rights record
Selahattin Demirtaş, the former co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) who has been behind bars on terrorism-related charges for five years, on...
ECtHR rules Turkey violated right to fair trial of 8 judges and prosecutors
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey violated the right to a fair trial of eight judges and prosecutors.
The court found...
Turkish singer faces 2 years in prison for ‘insulting’ ex-soldier convicted of sexual assault
Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to two years for famous singer Melek Mosso on charges of insulting a former soldier...
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