Kurdish politician allegedly strip-searched in western Turkey prison
The guards in an İzmir prison allegedly strip-searched and verbally assaulted Berna Çelik, a provincial executive of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) who...
Rights group urges Turkey to revise Article 314, review terrorism convictions after ECtHR ruling
A leading Turkish rights organization has urged the government to revise Article 314 of the Turkish Penal Code (TCK), a widely used provision criminalizing...
Turkey detains 611 people over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police have detained 611 people in raids carried out across the country for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group accused...
Turkish court sentences Kurdish journalist to more than 4 years for allegedly aiding terrorist...
A Turkish court in the southeastern province of Van on Thursday sentenced Kurdish journalist Reyhan Hacıoğlu to four years, two months in prison for...
Journalist detained for ‘spreading misinformation’ released under judicial supervision
A Turkish journalist who was detained in western Turkey on Thursday on accusations of spreading misinformation has been released under judicial supervision after testifying to a...
Turkish court suspends CHP leadership, reinstates former chairman Kılıçdaroğlu
A Turkish appeals court has annulled the 2023 congress of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), removing party leader Özgür Özel and the...
ECtHR faults Turkey for monitoring 3 inmates’ meetings with lawyers
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkish authorities’ monitoring and recording of three applicants’ meetings with their lawyers while they...
PACE committee urges action on transnational repression, cites Turkey’s operations abroad
A committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has in a draft resolution called for stronger international action against transnational...
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog imposes millions in fines on government-critical media
According to a recent statement by Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Utku Çakırözer, Turkey’s broadcasting regulator, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed millions...
Turkish ministries fail to answer nearly one-third of lawmakers’ questions, parliamentary data show
Turkish government ministries failed to answer nearly one-third of written parliamentary questions submitted by lawmakers during the current legislative term, figures obtained by the...
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