Kurdish journalist indicted on terrorism propaganda charges over social media posts
Turkish prosecutors are seeking up to five years in prison for Öznur Değer, editor of the pro-Kurdish JINNEWS agency, over social media posts containing...
UN rapporteurs raise concerns over judicial harassment of civil society group in Turkey
United Nations human rights rapporteurs have raised concerns about what they describe as continued judicial harassment of an İstanbul-based civil society organization, questioning a...
Rights advocate calls for stronger protections after 13 women murdered in Turkey in 10...
A Turkish women’s rights advocate called for stronger enforcement of protection measures and a return to the Istanbul Convention after 13 women were killed...
Another journalist arrested in Turkey under controversial disinformation law
An İstanbul court has arrested another journalist under the country’s controversial disinformation law, days after YouTube journalist Ali Tarakçı was jailed over a social...
Turkish court sentences journalist to more than 6 years on terrorism charges
A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced journalist Züleyha Müldür to more six years, three months in prison on charges of membership in a terrorist...
Turkey detains 20 over alleged Gülen movement links in raids spanning 6 provinces
Turkish police have detained 20 people in raids across six provinces on Tuesday over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the Velev news...
Rights advocates warn of shelter shortages, gaps in protection for women in Turkey
Rights advocates in Turkey say the country has too few shelters for women fleeing violence, warning that limited capacity and failures to enforce protection...
ECtHR faults Turkey in 947 more cases over post-coup terrorism convictions
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday found rights violations in 947 more cases involving terrorism convictions handed down in Turkey after...
4 rights defenders jailed before NATO summit in Ankara released after 3 months
A Turkish court on Tuesday ordered the release of four members of the Human Rights Association (İHD) who had been held in pretrial detention...
Turkey’s top court finds rights violation over solitary confinement of 23 female inmates
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that solitary confinement penalties imposed on 23 female inmates over publications and handwritten notes seized during prison searches violated...
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