14 detained in Turkey over use of ByLock messaging app despite ECtHR rulings
Although the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has in several cases made clear that use of the ByLock messaging app does not constitute...
Syrian refugee made to travel in handcuffs for 17 hours
A Syrian refugee who didn’t want to be named for reasons of safety was made to travel in handcuffs for 17 hours to a...
Turkey’s Court of Cassation rejects CHP deputy Berberoğlu’s appeal for release
The 17th Chamber of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals on Monday rejected a petition from jailed Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Enis Berberoğlu, who...
Turkey blocks LGBTQ+ cruise ship from docking, citing ‘moral values’
Turkey has blocked an LGBTQ+ cruise ship chartered by a US travel company from docking at two Turkish ports, saying the voyage was incompatible...
3 Kurdish journalists referred to court for arrest, 6 released under judicial supervision
Three out of nine Kurdish journalists who were detained earlier this week have been referred to court for arrest after testifying to a prosecutor...
Court denies former Zaman columnist’s request to travel for medical treatment
A request filed by columnist for the now-closed Zaman daily and academic Mümtaz'er Türköne to be allowed to travel abroad for medical reasons was...
Turkish gov’t critic, religious foundation chair faces 20-year prison sentence
The Adana 11th High Criminal Court on Friday accepted an indictment demanding 20 years in prison for Alparslan Kuytul, the chairman of a religious...
Prominent Turkish rights defender’s X account blocked after NATO protest post
The X account of prominent Turkish human rights defender Hüseyin Küçükbalaban was blocked in Turkey after he shared a report about the detention of...
Panel of judges who were to rule on Kavala’s retrial replaced
A panel of judges at an İstanbul court who were to decide on a request for a retrial from the lawyers of jailed businessman...
Mother of three suffering from thyroid cancer arrested for Gülen links
Gülden Aşık, a mother of three who suffers from thyroid cancer, was arrested on Wednesday after being sentenced to six years, three months in...
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