Ankara faces public backlash over sweeping NATO summit restrictions
The Turkish government is facing criticism over measures imposed before a July NATO summit in Ankara, including a 13-day ban on public demonstrations, road...
Former teacher dismissed by post-coup emergency decree experiences discrimination in labor market
A former teacher who was fired by an emergency decree in the aftermath of a 2016 coup attempt in Turkey has said he is...
European rights court rules against Turkey over passport cancellations of dismissed academics
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled Tuesday that Turkey violated the rights of two academics by canceling their passports under a state...
Turkey blocks journalist’s X account after posts targeting foundation led by Erdoğan’s son
Turkish authorities on Tuesday blocked access to journalist Serdar Akinan’s account on X after he shared posts alleging misconduct by a youth foundation led...
Turkey sentences Erdoğan critic Kavala to life in jail
A Turkish court Monday sentenced leading intellectual and rights campaigner Osman Kavala to life in jail on highly controversial coup plot charges that had...
Turkish court reduces sentence for doctor convicted of killing puppies
A Turkish court has reduced the prison sentence of a doctor convicted of killing puppies he adopted through online platforms after a retrial, despite...
İHD co-chair files complaint against prison guards who allegedly beat and sexually harassed female...
Human Rights Association (İHD) co-chair and lawyer Eren Keskin filed a complaint last week against prison guards who allegedly beat and sexually harassed a...
Turkish authorities detain young woman known for campaigning for ailing father’s release from prison
Turkish authorities on Wednesday detained Sueda Güngör, the daughter of 72-year-old İbrahim Güngör, who remains imprisoned despite suffering from advanced Alzheimer’s disease, journalist Adem Yavuz...
European rights court rules against Turkey for excessive length of civil proceedings
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Thursday that Turkey violated former judge Sedef Ayvaz’s rightto adjudication of a complaint by a...
Turkish poet gets suspended sentence on terrorist propaganda charges
Turkish poet Ahmet Telli has been handed down a suspended 10-month sentence on charges of spreading terrorist propaganda, Turkish Minute reported, citing the Media...
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...