ECtHR braces for massive influx of post-coup dismissal cases from Turkey, sets new filing...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) said on Friday it will impose special administrative rules starting January 1, 2026, to handle what it...
Turkey passes controversial cybersecurity law amid concerns from opposition
The Turkish Parliament has passed a controversial cybersecurity law despite strong warnings from opposition politicians, rights groups and legal experts that it could enable...
5 Turkish journalists sentenced to prison on terrorism charges
A court in Antalya province convicted three journalists of membership in a terrorist organization and two others of aiding a terrorist organization over their...
Alevi identity video garners record attention for Turkish presidential candidate with 106 mln views
Leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has garnered record attention by publicly talking about his Alevi...
Canada’s Green Party leader on human rights violations in Turkey: I am entirely horrified
Canada's Green Party leader and lawmaker Elizabeth May said during a panel discussion held at the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa on widespread human rights...
Turkish court arrests 2 people for allegedly insulting Erdoğan on social media
Two out of four individuals who were recently detained in the southern Turkish province of Antalya on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Buried alive: Veteran Turkish editor İbrahim Karayeğen spent over 6 months in solitary confinement
A night-shift editor at Zaman newspaper, one-time Turkey’s largest circulated newspaper before the government unlawful takeover and closure in 2016, has been subjected to...
Stop prosecuting journalists, take measures against COVID in upcoming trials, says CPJ
Turkey should stop prosecuting journalists and ensure that necessary safety measures are taken vis-à-vis the COVID-19 pandemic in upcoming trials, the Committee to Protect...
More than 50 detained ahead of banned İstanbul pride parade
Police detained more than 50 people in İstanbul on Sunday ahead of a banned LGBTQ+ pride march, the city’s bar association said, Agence France-Presse...
Greece blames Turkey after migrant children drown in Aegean
Greece blamed Turkey for a migrant boat sinking in the Aegean that claimed the lives of four people, including two children, noting that Ankara...
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