EP lawmakers push to harden Turkey report over human rights violations and pressure on...
European Parliament (EP) lawmakers from several political groups are seeking sharper criticism of Turkey’s rule-of-law and human rights record before a vote this week...
Turkey seeks renewed extradition push against Gülen-linked people despite past rejections
Turkey will update and resubmit extradition requests for people accused of links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Justice Minister Akın Gürlek has said, signaling...
Turkey arrests another opposition mayor as probes into CHP-run municipalities continue
A Turkish court has arrested Bora Balcıoğlu, the mayor of İstanbul’s Silivri district, and nine others as part of a corruption investigation into the...
Teachers launch hunger strike in Ankara after police break up protests
Private school teachers and teacher candidates seeking public school jobs began a hunger strike in Ankara on Monday after police broke up two protests,...
Woman put under house arrest over alleged insult of Erdoğan
A Turkish court has placed a woman under house arrest for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a street interview in İstanbul, Turkish...
Council of Europe renews call for release of Demirtaş, Yüksekdağ and Kavala
The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Committee of Ministers has renewed its call for the immediate release of jailed former pro-Kurdish politicians Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen...
Turkey’s post-coup purge created a decade of ‘civil death,’ rights group says
A survey of 1,629 people dismissed from Turkey’s civil service after a July 2016 coup attempt found that nearly two-thirds had been unable to...
Former top court president says Turkey cannot attract investment without trust in judiciary
Former Constitutional Court president Haşim Kılıç has warned that foreign investors will avoid Turkey unless they can trust its courts, citing the detention of...
Mother breastfeeding 9-month-old baby sent to prison over alleged Gülen links
The mother of a 9-month-old infant detained in İzmir over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement has been jailed following a court order...
Children living with mothers in Turkish prisons suffer developmental delays, psychological harm: report
Nearly four in five children under the age of 6 living with their mothers in Turkish prisons show signs of developmental delay, while more...
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