Turkish court reinstates official fired during emergency rule in landmark decision
A Turkish court on Monday ruled in a precedent-setting case to reinstate a public servant who was fired from her job by a government...
European court rules Turkey violated top judge’s rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled that Turkey had violated the right to liberty and security as well as the...
[Interview] Ruth Ben-Ghiat: ‘Any society can be susceptible to strongman figures if it’s the...
American historian and political commentator Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat said in an interview with the Stockholm Center for Freedom that any society can be susceptible...
Bar association challenges controversial music ban at top court
The Ankara Bar Association has petitioned Turkey’s top administrative court for the cancellation of a ban on live music performances in public venues after...
Turkey threatened Turkish Cypriot presidential candidates, interfered in 2020 election: report
Turkey interfered in the 2020 presidential election in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC), a breakaway state recognized only by Turkey, with Turkish...
Turkish women start social media campaign against withdrawal from Istanbul Convention
Prominent women in Turkey have started a social media campaign against the government’s decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, the Council of Europe’s...
Dismissed officer severely injured in workplace accident
Recep Karaşal, a former first lieutenant who was dismissed from the gendarmerie in 2018 by a government decree, was seriously injured in a fire...
AKP, MHP reject motion to investigate police officer suicides
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), have rejected a parliamentary motion to investigate a rising...
Turks turning to online news sources as independent media faces greater pressure: report
Turks looking for different perspectives in a news environment dominated by pro-government voices have increasingly turned to online news outlets, social media and private...
ECtHR poses questions to Turkish gov’t on processing of raw ByLock data
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has posed a series of questions to the Turkish government concerning the processing of raw data from...
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