Turkey’s ruling party sues journalists, opposition spokesman over fund scandal
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is seeking 1.6 million lira ($32,400) in damages from two journalists, an independent news channel and an...
Mayoral defections, removals affect 156 municipalities since opposition victory in 2024 elections
Turkey’s government has undermined voters’ choices in 156 municipalities since the March 2024 local elections through mayoral defections, trustee appointments and judicial action, an...
Turkey’s crackdown on journalists nears ‘crisis point,’ CPJ says after arrests over fund scandal...
Turkey’s crackdown on journalists is approaching a “crisis point,” the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) warned on Monday, urging the release of four journalists...
Turkey presses Greece to extradite Gülen-linked people
Turkey is pressing Greece to extradite people accused of links to the faith-based Gülen movement, while Greek officials deny that the presence of Turkish...
European rights court found 1,004 fair-trial violations in Turkey from 2003 to 2025
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found 1,004 violations of the right to a fair trial in cases against Turkey between 2003 and...
Documentary details 8 Turkish soldiers’ asylum battle in Greece amid extradition pressure, abduction fears
A new Greek documentary reveals how eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece after a coup attempt in 2016 spent years fighting for asylum...
Turkish bar chief’s claim of ministry favors in judicial recruitment sparks outcry
The head of an Ankara bar association has said the Justice Ministry gave his organization preferential treatment that helped 70 members become judges and...
HRW, other rights groups urge Turkey to end internet censorship amid mass account blocks
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and 20 other human rights and media freedom organizations on Monday called on Turkish authorities to end what they described...
European anti-torture committee urges Turkey to protect patients, migrant children
Turkey should adopt a mental health law and avoid detaining migrant families with children, according to reports published Monday by the Council of Europe’s...
88 acquitted in trials over protests against İstanbul mayor’s detention
An İstanbul court on Monday acquitted 88 people in two cases stemming from protests against the detention of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, while two...
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