Parents of 3-month-old infant arrested on Gülen conviction, sparking public outrage
The parents of a 3-month-old infant were arrested and sent to prison on Saturday night to serve sentences on conviction of Gülen links, leaving...
Jailed Kurdish journalist Doğan says Turkish prison guards destroyed her paintings
Zehra Doğan, a Kurdish journalist and artist who has been in prison for over a year, has said paintings she made in prison have...
Turkish Justice Ministry’s new prison video call app threatens lawyer-client confidentiality, bar associations warn
Bar associations in Turkey have warned that a new video call application introduced by the Justice Ministry for inmates to consult with their lawyers...
Greek police pushed back 5 Turkish asylum seekers fleeing Erdoğan’s crackdown
Greek authorities on Sunday forcibly pushed back five Turks — a mother and her two children, another woman and a man — after they...
Amnesty launches campaign calling on Turkish authorities to release Boğaziçi protestors
Amnesty International issued an urgent call for action on Friday for the release of protestors including nine people who are in pre-trial detention and...
Turkish prosecutors ordered detention of 110 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 110 people due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, according to local...
Over 40 Int’l organisations call on Turkey to end ‘state of emergency legislation’
Over 40 international organizations have called on Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) government to end legislation which they say prolongs the anti-democratic effects...
Amnesty International: Turkey’s judicial farce against human rights defenders continues
A Turkish court’s decision to postpone the trial of Turkish human rights defenders who are facing terrorism charges shows that the judicial farce in...
Turkish cartoonist interrogated over President Erdoğan cartoon
A Turkish cartoonist was interrogated by the police for publishing a cartoon of Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Cartoonist Yusuf Kayaalp said on Twitter that...
Turkish actor among 21 indicted over boycott calls following arrest of İstanbul mayor, others
Turkish prosecutors have indicted 21 people including a famous actor for joining a boycott call made by the country’s main opposition leader in the...
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