Turkey’s top court finds no rights violation in case of dismissed public servants Gülmen...
The Turkish Constitutional Court found no rights violations in the case of academic Nuriye Gülmen and teacher Semih Özakça, both of whom were fired...
Cellmate lawyer recounts torture leading to 2016 death of Turkish teacher in police custody
A Turkish lawyer who shared a police detention cell with teacher Gökhan Açıkkollu has said he witnessed signs of torture before Açıkkollu died in...
58 rights groups press EU to condemn Turkey’s political crackdown
A coalition of 58 human rights and press freedom organizations has urged the European Union to issue a strong condemnation of Turkey’s escalating crackdown...
Turkish gov’t refuses to release inmates despite detection of coronavirus in overcrowded prisons
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Islamist government has rejected calls from human rights organizations to release inmates from two overcrowded prisons despite detection in those...
Turkey’s election board no longer requires presidential candidates to provide a copy of diploma
Turkey’s Higher Board of Election (YSK) has eliminated an obligation that required candidates of presidential and parliamentary elections to provide a copy of their...
ECtHR faults Turkey for pretrial detention of 51 judges, prosecutors after failed 2016 coup
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey violated the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) by arresting 51 judges and prosecutors...
Press union insists justice minister explain continued detention of journalist
DİSK Basın-İş, a labor union representing media workers in Turkey, has demanded an explanation from Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç for the continued pretrial detention...
Opposition MP submits 4th parliamentary question regarding abuse in repatriation center
Murat Bakan, a lawmaker from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), submitted his fourth parliamentary question regarding claims of abuse and mistreatment at...
Over 324,000 Turkish university students suspend studies amid economic crisis
More than 324,000 university students in Turkey have paused or abandoned their education over the past five years, as continued economic hardship and rising...
Authorities detain shopkeepers protesting dam construction in northeastern Turkey
Three shopkeepers were detained following protests against the construction of a dam that will submerge a town and villages in the Yusufeli district of...
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