Turkish court appoints trustees to 48 more companies over alleged Gülen links
A court in Aydın province appointed trustees to the management of 48 companies, including leading freezer company Uğur, over alleged links to the Gülen...
Lahore High Court asks Pakistani gov’t to ensure protection of Turkish citizens
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday ordered the authorities to ensure protection of Turk citizens living in Pakistan, reported by The News on Friday. The...
European Union in talks with Interpol on political abuse of Turkey
EU states are in talks with the International Criminal Police Organization’s (Interpol) to help stop political abuse of the police agency, Matti Maasikas, Estonia's Deputy...
5-year old Turkish boy faces risk of incapability to walk in absence of his...
Tahir Özger, a five-year old boy whose mother has been imprisoned very recently, was operated in the absence of his mother in Kayseri province,...
H. Büşra Erdal, author, reporter and lawyer, faces 15 years in jail for her...
An author, lawyer and journalist who made a career and a name for herself from years of working as a court reporter who chased...
594 young children growing up in Turkish prisons
Five hundred ninety-four children under the age of 6 are being kept with their mothers in Turkish prisons, Turkey’s Ministry of Justice said, the...
An anonymous judge reveals severe situation in Turkey’s judiciary in a letter
A letter by a Turkish judge who wrote to journalist Ahmet Dönmez for the TR724 news portal has revealed the severity of the situation...
Jailed journalist Alpay: Those who remain silent, must know that we have been wronged
Dr. Şahin Alpay, one of the 280 journalists currently imprisoned in Turkey, has thanked to those politicians, local and foreign colleagues who have objected to...
ECtHR rejects judges nominated by Turkey, deems them ‘insufficient’
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has rejected the list of judge nominees sent by Turkey to the court, deeming the candidates are...
Turkish court gives 4 aggravated life sentences to 34 suspects in alleged assassination attempt...
A court in the Aegean province of Muğla on Wednesday sentenced 34 suspects to 4 aggravated life sentences in the trial of soldiers charged...
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Throughout the year human rights organizations...
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