İstanbul lawyers protest gov’t meddling in bar associations
A group of lawyers gathered in front of the Çağlayan Courthouse in İstanbul on Tuesday to protest a government bill aimed at amending the...
Pioneering Saturday Mothers activist passes away, sparking grief among fellow campaigners
Emine Ocak, a pioneering activist with the Saturday Mothers movement who joined the first protest in Istanbul’s Galata Square on May 27, 1995 in...
Ailing 73-year-old found dead in his prison cell in Turkey’s Ordu province
A 73-year-old sick prisoner was found dead in his cell on Wednesday in a prison in northern Ordu province, drawing attention once again to...
Turkish parliament passes disputed bar associations law: report
Turkey’s parliament on Saturday passed a law changing the structure of bar associations, a move that lawyers argue will further undermine judicial independence in...
Turkey sees 13 percent rise in minors suspected of crime
The number of minors in Turkey who were suspected of committing a crime increased by 13 percent in 2024, according to newly released statistics...
Turkish, Swedish delegations hold talks in Ankara about Turkey’s extradition requests
A delegation from the Swedish justice ministry met with a delegation from its counterpart in Turkey on Wednesday to discuss Turkey’s requests for the...
Turkey declines from deficient democracy to moderate autocracy: Democracy Matrix
The Democracy Matrix (DeMaX) of Germany’s University of Würzburg has classified Turkey as a moderate autocracy, finding that Turkey has declined from a “deficient...
US report says Turkey committed widespread human rights abuses in 2024
Turkey committed widespread human rights violations in 2024, including unlawful killings, torture, arbitrary detention, media censorship and transnational repression, according to a new US...
92 migrants found on Greek-Turkish border
Ninety-two migrants were found almost naked and bruised after allegedly being forced across the Evros river from Turkey into Greece, Athens said Sunday, a...
Kurdish soldier dies under suspicious circumstances after complaining to father of harassment
Osman Özçalımlı, a gendarmerie private recently assigned to a prison in the western city of İzmir, died under suspicious circumstances on Saturday, a day...
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...