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[OPINION] Legal profession under attack worldwide, with lawyers in Turkey suffering the brunt of it

Ali Yıldız* The legal profession plays a central role in the administration of justice and the defense of human rights, democracy and the rule of...

MHP Diyarbakır chair among party members detained for alleged fraud in public tenders

Some executives of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır, including its provincial chairman Cihan Kayaalp, have been detained...

Turkish parliamentary committee approves bill tightening control of social media

The Turkish Parliament's Justice Committee has approved a draft social media law that stipulates sanctions, including a prison sentence of up to three years,...

Öcalan will be allowed to meet with family member, journalist says

Hürriyet daily columnist Abdülkadir Selvi on Friday wrote that Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), would soon be...

Woman fears sick fiancé imprisoned on Gülen links is victim of neglect

The fiancée of a man arrested on Gülen links said she feared he is a victim of neglect as he has lost an enormous...

Pregnant woman and child detained for wearing T-shirts with Kurdish leader’s picture

A pregnant woman and her child were detained Wednesday evening in eastern Van province for wearing T-shirts displaying a picture of imprisoned Kurdish leader...

10 members, executives of pro-Kurdish HDP detained in morning raids in İstanbul

Turkish police detained 10 members and executives from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), including the party’s provincial and district co-chairs, in simultaneous raids...

Independent journalists in Turkey increasingly worried for their financial security: report

Independent journalists in Turkey, who already work under difficult political conditions, are also increasingly worried about their financial security due to the country’s media...

Court arrests 16 Kurdish journalists after 8 days in custody in SE Turkey

Sixteen journalists out of 22 people – the vast majority of them members of the press – who were detained in southeastern Diyarbakır province...

Turkish authorities detain 10 for wearing scarves in Kurdish-flag colors at wedding

Turkish authorities on Sunday detained 10 people during a wedding in Istanbul’s Esenyurt district for wearing traditional Kurdish scarves in the colors of the...

Turkish university launches inquiry into professor for ‘speaking to the press’

A private Turkish university on Monday launched a disciplinary inquiry into Veysel Ulusoy, a professor at its commercial sciences faculty as well as founder...

Opposition politician accused of espionage again freed pending trial

An Ankara court has ordered the release pending trial of Metin Gürcan, a prominent defense analyst and opposition party co-founder, after he was previously...

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