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4 judges associations in Europe send letter to Turkish justice minister for release of jailed jurist

Several leading European judges' associations have sent a joint letter to Turkish Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç calling for the denial of the conditional...

Turkey’s top appeals court upholds prison sentence of prominent lawyer

Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld a prison sentence handed down to the head of a now-closed lawyers’ association who has been behind...

Ministry fines hotel for charging customer additional fee due to nationality

The Culture and Tourism Ministry has fined a hotel in Turkey’s popular holiday resort of Antalya for charging a Turkish customer an additional fee...

Turkish national shot to death in Jerusalem after knife attack on policeman: reports

A 34-year-old Turkish man was shot to death by Israeli police in Jerusalem after he attacked a police officer with a knife, slightly wounding...

Survey shows positive trend in gender equality perception in Turkey in past 10 years

There has been a decrease in the rate of individuals, both men and women, who agree with sexist perceptions in Turkey over the past...

Discrimination embedded in state policies toward minorities fueled by nationalism in Turkey

 Discrimination against minorities in Turkey has been "persistent and of broad scope," with its roots in Turkish nationalism, a recent report by the Minority...

Heart of İstanbul likely to see confrontation between unions, police on May Day

Leading labor unions and Turkey’s main opposition party insist on holding a May Day demonstration in İstanbul’s central Taksim Square despite a government ban...

Prosecutor seeks acquittal of police officers on trial for Kurdish lawyer’s murder

A Turkish prosecutor is calling for the acquittal of three police officers accused of the murder of prominent Kurdish lawyer Tahir Elçi, claiming there...

22 indicted on premeditated murder charges for the killing of former Grey Wolves leader

A Turkish prosecutor has accused 22 people of the premeditated murder of Sinan Ateş, an academic and the former president of the Grey Wolves...

Turkish gov’t refuses to allow May Day demonstration in Taksim Square

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has announced that the government will not allow labor unions and civil society organizations to hold a May Day...

‘Exodus’ movie on global refugee crisis wins Best Drama Feature award at London festival

“Exodus,” a movie focusing on the stories of a group of people forced to flee Turkey to seek asylum in Europe, has won the...

ECtHR notifies Turkey of another 1,000 applications over Gülen-linked convictions after landmark ruling

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has notified Ankara of another 1,000 applications on its docket for convictions of Gülen movement membership over...

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