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Turkish court orders continued detention of activist Kavala

An İstanbul court ruled to keep prominent businessman and human rights activist Osman Kavala behind bars at the second hearing of a trial concerning...

Freedom House report shows extent of Turkey’s transnational repression policy

A report by Freedom House on global transnational repression published today reveals the intensity, geographic reach and suddenness of the Turkish government’s campaign targeting...

Are S-400s part of Erdoğan’s nuclear ambitions?

Cevheri Güven Several reports in the international media claimed that Turkey was in high-level talks with Pakistan for possible acquisition of nuclear weapons and that...

2 HDP members allegedly kidnapped by police using ‘JİTEM methods’ in Ankara

Two women who were allegedly kidnapped in broad daylight in Ankara by Turkish police told the Jin News website on Thursday that the latest...

Paralyzed man found ‘fit to remain in prison’ by forensic medicine council

The İstanbul Council of Forensic Medicine said a paralyzed inmate with several health problems was “fit to remain in prison,” despite acknowledging in its...

Turkish minister slams Twitter over flagging of colleague’s tweets

Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu on Wednesday slammed Twitter over the platform's flagging of the interior minister's recent tweets targeting the...

Turkey’s top court warns defying its rulings will give rise to criminal liability

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has underlined in a reasoned decision that lower courts don’t have the right to defy its rulings, warning that attempts in...

Turkish defense minister invites Greek envoys to Ankara to resolve maritime disputes

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has said Turkey expects Greek envoys to come to Ankara for the next meeting in a series of talks...

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,...

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