Turkey’s designation of Gülen movement as terrorist group lacks legal basis, UN rapporteurs say
UN special rapporteurs have said Turkey’s designation of the faith-based Gülen movement as a terrorist organization fails to meet due process standards and does...
Close to 200 participants detained during Nevruz celebration in Diyarbakır
Turkish police on Tuesday detained approximately 200 people who had gathered in the predominantly Kurdish province of Diyarbakır to celebrate the spring festival of...
9 Kurdish deputies to face proceedings over charges related to Kobani protests
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has started preparing summaries of proceedings for nine pro-Kurdish lawmakers, including Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chair Pervin Buldan,...
Lawyer: Turkey’s presidential candidate Demirtaş could be freed from prison within days
Selahattin Demirtaş, presidential candidate of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), could be released from prison within days, one of his lawyers told Kurdistan24...
ECtHR faults Turkey for convictions of 2,420 applicants over Gülen links in follow-up to...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled Tuesday that Turkey violated the rights of 2,420 people convicted of terrorism due to their alleged...
Inmates suffering from COVID-19 unable to see doctor in Aksaray prison: report
Ahmet Göksu, who is jailed in Turkey’s central province of Aksaray, has told his family that inmates suffering from COVID-19 cannot access proper healthcare...
14 years on, family and friends still seek justice for slain journalist Hrant Dink:...
Scores of people on Tuesday continued to call on Turkish authorities to identify all those involved in the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink...
Pro-gov’t columnist: Erdoğan wouldn’t hold an election he would lose
Murat Akan, a columnist for the pro-government Diriliş Postası daily, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will not allow an election to be held...
Pro-government Turkish journalist arrested after social media post criticizing justice minister
Zihni Çakır, a journalist known for his pro-government stance, was arrested on Saturday following a social media post in which he criticized Justice Minister...
61 detained over alleged Gülen links in a week
Sixty-one people including students, doctors, teachers and former military cadets have over the past week been detained on warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors for...
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