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Turkish court is retrying RSF representative on terror charges

Turkey on Wednesday began the retrial of the country's Reporters Without Borders (RSF) representative and two other human rights defenders on terror charges that...

Rights group slams Turkey’s illegal transfer of Syrian detainees

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday condemned the illegal transfer to Turkey of more than 60 Syrians arrested by Turkey and its local proxies in...

MEPs call on EU member states to take action at CoE meeting for release of Demirtaş

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have called on EU member states to use all means at their disposal to ensure the release of...

Demise of yet another purge victim in Turkey: Former police chief dies of COVID-19 in prison

Kahraman Sezer, 44, the former chief superintendent of the national police imprisoned on terrorism-related charges due to his alleged links to the Gülen movement,...

I could hear the screams of tortured detainees, former bureaucrat says

“During my 10 days in detention, I could hear the screams of other detainees who were being tortured,” said Servet Erdil when talking about...

Erdoğan intensifies crackdown on opponents through mass detentions

Cevheri Güven In the last two days, Turkey’s authorities have detained over 500 government critics including Kurds, Gülen movement followers and protesting university students. As...

Erdoğan’s nationalist ally backs call to rewrite Turkish constitution

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's election partner on Tuesday backed his surprise call to draft a new constitution, which some see as a bid...

ECtHR gives notice to Ankara over reassignment of 169 judges before 2016 coup

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Monday gave notice to the Turkish government on cases concerning the reassignment of 169 judges in...

Twitter flags Turkish interior minister’s tweets targeting LGBT community

Twitter has restricted access to two recent tweets by Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu that referred to LGBT people as "perverts," saying the tweets...

Police detain dozens of students protesting arrest of colleagues over LGBT poster

Dozens of arrests were made in İstanbul on Monday after riot police dispersed students who tried to hold a demonstration outside Boğaziçi University protesting...

Alleged torture at Ankara Police Department prompts appeal to UN body

The International Association for Human Rights Advocacy in Geneva (IAHRA GENEVA) has filed an appeal with the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) concerning...

Staunchly pro-Erdoğan prosecutor climbing judicial career ladder quickly

Cevheri Güven Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has appointed İrfan Fidan as a new judge to serve on the Constitutional Court. Fidan, known for his...

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