Lawyers search for justice in Turkey’s earthquake ruins: report
The Turkish lawyer adjusts his helmet and steps a little deeper into the rubble in search of proof that last month’s catastrophic earthquake did...
Over 2 million tweets say T A M A M (ENOUGH) to Turkish President...
Over 2 million people took to Twitter on Tuesday to call time on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, tweeting “T A M A M” (enough) hours...
Jailed İstanbul mayor testifies to prosecutors in new probe over his courtroom remarks
İstanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, testified to prosecutors on Wednesday as part of a fresh investigation concerning remarks he made during a recent court...
Opposition MP voices outrage over imprisonment of 64-year-old woman on terrorism charges
Mustafa Yeneroğlu, a deputy from Turkey’s DEVA Party, urged authorities yesterday to immediately release 64-year-old Fatma Yurt, who was arrested on terrorism charges for...
ECtHR asks Turkish government for explanation over the case of abducted lawyer
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has decided to evaluate the application of Emine Özben whose husband Mustafa Özben (42), a Bar-registered lawyer...
Turkish prosecutors seek prison terms for 12 defendants over CHP congress allegations
Turkish prosecutors have filed charges against 12 people, including İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, over alleged irregularities during the main opposition Republican People’s Party’s congress...
ECtHR sentences Turkey to pay 12,000 euros over torture
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ordered Turkey to pay 12,000 euros to Turkish citizen Mehmet Uğraş Vatandaş as pecuniary and non-pecuniary...
Şenyaşar family demanding justice in political murder case calls on lawyers for support
Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar, who have been protesting in front of the Şanlıurfa Courthouse in southeastern Turkey to seek justice for...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 14 teachers over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government issued detention warrants for 14 teachers on Thursday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of the Gülen...
Gülmen and Özakça, two dismissed educators on hunger strike, arrested in Turkey
Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, two educators who went on a hunger strike after they were fired by government decrees in the aftermath of...
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