UK lawyer files new appeal at ECtHR for journalist jailed for 9 years over...
A leading British human rights lawyer has filed an expanded appeal at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on behalf of Ali Ünal,...
ECtHR ruling on man convicted over Gülen links unfair, overlooks facts: rights group
The European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) recent judgment on Şaban Yasak, convicted in Turkey of alleged links to the Gülen movement, lacks fairness...
Chomsky suggests sending independent team to northern Iraq to investigate use of chemical weapons...
Professor Noam Chomsky, a well-known American linguist, philosopher and political activist, said in an interview with the Medya Haber news website that an independent...
Erdoğan’s Islamist ally seeks to abolish mixed-gender education
Zekeriya Yapıcıoğlu, chairman of the radical Islamist Free Cause Party (HÜDA-PAR), has urged the Turkish government to abolish mixed-sex education, the Birgün daily reported.
HÜDA-PAR is the...
2 actors indicted for alleged false testimony in Gezi Park investigation
Turkish prosecutors have indicted two famous actors on charges of false testimony in connection to an investigation into a celebrity manager due to her...
Crackdown on Gülen movement continues with detention of 12 following Erdoğan’s victory
A crackdown on members of the Gülen movement is continuing with the detention of 12 people following President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s victory in a...
Pro-Kurdish party’s co-chair under investigation for alleged terrorist propaganda
Sezai Temelli, the co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), is being investigated for allegedly spreading “terrorist propaganda,” Turkish media reported on Tuesday.
The...
Turkey detains 27 X users on allegations of fomenting enmity, spreading disinformation
Turkish police have detained 27 people including a number of journalists on allegations of fomenting enmity and hatred and spreading disinformation on their X...
Relatives urge release of late-stage Turkish cancer patient jailed over Gülen links
The relatives and friends of a Turkish woman with stage-three breast cancer are urging authorities to release her from prison, where she is serving...
X blocks access to Turkish university students’ solidarity accounts amid protests
X has blocked access to accounts run by student groups from top Turkish universities amid nationwide protests over the detention of the mayor of...
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