Turkish gov’t detains at least 59 military officers over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained at least 59 military officers across Turkey on Tuesday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members...
Mother of 9-month-old baby sent to prison in defiance of legal provisions
Suna Aras, the mother of a 9-month-old baby, was sent to prison in violation of a law that requires the postponement of the execution...
İstanbul mayor faces fresh probe after allegedly targeting expert witness in CHP trials
Turkish prosecutors initiated a new investigation into Ekrem İmamoğlu, the popular opposition mayor of İstanbul, shortly after he allegedly targeted a court expert whom...
Gezi victim Berkin Elvan’s parents appear in court on Erdoğan insult charges
The parents of a teenager who was struck in the head with a tear gas canister fired by a police officer during the anti-government...
Turkish court finds Interior Ministry responsible for the death of 12 year-old Kurdish girl
A Turkish court has found the Ministry of the Interior culpable for the death of 12-year-old Ceylan Önkol, who was killed in 2009 after...
Another child dies without seeing his jailed father one last time
Six-year-old Mehmet Erdoğan, whose father is in prison on trumped-up terrorism charges, died Wednesday in an Ankara hospital without being able to see his...
Former human rights association co-chair murdered in İzmir
Lawyer Ali Aydın, a former co-chair of the Human Rights Association’s (İHD) İzmir branch, was killed by a blow to the head with a...
Pro-Kurdish party urges Turkish gov’t to free former leaders Demirtaş, Yüksekdağ after CoE ruling
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) has called on the government to immediately release prominent Kurdish politicians Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen...
Washington Post: Western gov’ts must not allow Erdoğan to steal Turkish election
An editorial piece published on June 5 by The Washington Post's Editorial Board titled "Another win for Erdogan is no longer a foregone conclusion" said that...
Reform package making prosecution of child abusers difficult approved by parliamentary committee
The Turkish Parliament’s Justice Committee has approved a new judicial reform package which stipulates that instead of taking victim testimony, tangible evidence will be...
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