23 detained in new raids targeting döner restaurant chain seized over Gülen links
Turkish police have detained 23 people in a renewed crackdown on individuals accused of ties to a popular döner restaurant chain recently seized by...
Turkish authorities ignore medical report as chronically ill inmate continues to be kept in...
A chronically ill inmate at Ankara’s high-security Sincan Prison has been denied transfer to a facility better suited to his medical needs despite a...
Students questioned about lawful activities in Gaziantep investigation targeting Gülen followers
The number of people, mostly students, detained this week as part of a sweeping operation targeting alleged members of the faith-based Gülen movement has...
Sweden urges Turkey to release journalist
Sweden’s foreign minister met with her Turkish counterpart on Thursday to ask for the release of a Swedish journalist convicted in Turkey of insulting...
CoE delegation visits jailed İstanbul mayor, condemns his detention without trial
A delegation from the Council of Europe (CoE) visited İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in jail this week, marking the first international meeting with the...
European Parliament urges Turkey to recognize legal status of Orthodox Patriarchate
The European Parliament (EP) has called on Turkey to recognize the legal status of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the spiritual leader of Eastern...
Rights advocates call for the release of chronically ill LGBTQ activist
LGBTQ rights advocates have urged Turkish authorities to release imprisoned activist Asya Gökalp on the grounds that she is chronically ill and faces the...
Lawyers ask ECtHR Grand Chamber to stop Turkey’s weaponization of terrorism charges to punish...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) held a Grand Chamber hearing Wednesday on Yasak v. Türkiye, a closely watched appeal that challenges Turkey’s use...
Turkish lawyer calls on colleagues for immediate action amid mass detentions over Gülen links
In the wake of the mass detention of more than 300 people in multiple provinces across Turkey ordered by prosecutors in Gaziantep over alleged...
Turkey blocks access to jailed İstanbul mayor’s X account
Turkish authorities on Thursday blocked access to the social media account of İstanbul’s jailed opposition mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who has nearly 10 million followers...
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