Turkish court upholds prison sentence for father seeking justice in daughter’s death
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld a prison sentence handed down to the father of Rabia Naz Vatan, an 11-year-old girl whose suspicious...
UN rights chief calls on parties to resolve migrant crisis on Belarus-Poland border
UN Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet has called on Belarus and Poland to resolve the migrant crisis on their border, where large numbers...
Documentary filmmaker facing terrorism charges released on probation
A Turkish court has released from custody a documentary filmmaker who is facing terrorism charges due to a 2015 documentary on Kurdish militants after...
Severely disabled man imprisoned for aiding daughter is handcuffed to hospital bed after surgery
An almost totally disabled man, imprisoned for allegedly aiding and abetting his daughter who was wanted for links to the Gülen movement, was handcuffed...
Turkish appeals court upholds prison sentences of 7 Kurdish journalists
The Ankara Regional Court of Justice has upheld prison sentences handed down to seven Kurdish journalists on charges of “membership in a terrorist organization,”...
CoE seeks face-to-face talks with jailed mayors including İmamoğlu
The Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities announced Monday that it will conduct a fact-finding visit to Turkey and seek face-to-face meetings with...
Former governor acquitted of gender-based violence charges despite evidence
A former Turkish governor was acquitted of domestic violence charges despite compelling evidence against him, the Gazete Duvar news website reported.
Orhan Çiftçi, the former governor...
Illegal arrivals in Germany from Turkey skyrocketed in 2022
There has been a 254 percent increase in the number of Turkish nationals entering Germany illegally over the first nine months of 2022 compared...
Turkish police detain 2 people for singing in Kurdish at a wedding
Turkish police raided a wedding celebration in the Narlıdere district of İzmir province and detained two local musicians who were singing in Kurdish, according...
Turkey’s top court rules government violated academic’s freedom of expression
The Constitutional Court of Turkey has ruled that the government violated academic Yaman Akdeniz’s right to freedom of expression by refusing to release official...
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