HRW: Turkish police, watchmen involved in torture, ill-treatment
There is credible evidence that Turkish police and community “night watchmen” have committed serious abuses against at least 14 people in six incidents in...
Turkish pop music diva attracts Erdoğan’s wrath due to lyrics of 2017 song
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has jumped on the bandwagon of people criticizing and threatening Turkey’s pop music diva, Sezen Aksu, who has been...
Pro-Erdoğan propagandist arrested over post deemed threatening to the president
Turkish authorities on Monday detained and subsequently arrested a controversial social media commentator known for supporting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development...
New regulation gives Turkey’s president final say on mining permits, prompting legal, environmental concerns
Turkey has introduced sweeping changes to its mining permit system that put the final decision-making authority under the presidency, a move environmental groups and...
Third CHP mayor in İstanbul arrested, removed from office
Turkey’s Interior Ministry has removed another opposition party mayor in İstanbul from office following his arrest as part of a bid-rigging investigation, Turkish Minute...
Turkey’s religious authority ignores court ruling, re-sanctions imam for refusing to take congregation to...
Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) has sanctioned an imam again for refusing to bring his congregation to a 2023 rally for President Recep...
Turkey’s chief justice says top court lacks authority to enforce ECtHR rulings
Turkey’s Constitutional Court does not have the authority to ensure the implementation of rulings by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the court’s...
Turkey arrests 7 for listening to religious sermons on X
A Turkish court arrested six women and one man who had been detained for listening to religious sermons on the X platform, streamed by...
Turkey’s top court drags its feet on second petition from jailed MP
The Constitutional Court of Turkey has sent a second petition filed by a jailed opposition lawmaker claiming the violation of his rights to the...
Top court orders gov’t to pay damages to 166 for suffering from lengthy judicial...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled in favor of 166 people who had delayed access to justice due to lengthy judicial proceedings, ordering the government...
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