Turkish gov’t dismisses over 260 officials with new decree under rule of emergency

Turkish government under the strict rule of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has dismissed 262 public personnel from various institutions with a new government...

İstanbul courts refuse to comply with Turkey’s top court’s order to release journalists Alpay...

İstanbul's 26th and 13th High Criminal Courts have refused to comply with the order of Turkey's Constitutional Court for the release of jailed veteran...

Former judge with 6-month-old baby sent to prison in defiance of legal provisions

Esra Çiçeklidağ, a former judge dismissed from her job by a government decree, was arrested on November 10, 2021 in violation of a Turkish...

İHD report reveals at least 10,789 rights violations in 153 Turkish prisons in 2022

A report drafted by Turkey’s Human Rights Association (İHD) has revealed that at least 10,789 rights violations took place in 153 prisons in 58...

European lawyers association condemns reported abuse of women legal professionals in Turkey

The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) on Tuesday condemned reported acts of violence, harassment and online targeting of women lawyers...

Report: Turkish gov’t systematically violated 12 fundamental rights during emergency rule

Sezgin Tanrıkulu, a deputy from Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has announced that Turkish government has systematically violated 12 fundamental human rights...

Local head of Turkey’s ruling AKP appointed as trustee for 7 seized companies in...

Mahmut Birlik, vice chairman of the Gaziantep branch of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) led by autocratic Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has...

Gülen admits meeting key suspect in Turkey coup plot, denies coup involvement

Turkish-Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen has admitted meeting Adil Öksüz, who is accused by the Turkish government of  being the key  figure in Turkey’s July...

Turkish deputy minister under fire for wearing expensive scarf during visit to tragedy site

Turkey’s Deputy Interior Minister Mehmet Ersoy has attracted widespread criticism for wearing an expensive scarf while visiting the scene of a tragedy in the...

Amnesty expresses concern over increasing arbitrary pre-trial detention, torture in Turkey in UN Human...

Amnesty International (AI) has stated that the human rights organization is alarmed by the increasing use of arbitrary pre-trial detention, often in cases where there...
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