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Documentary on Turkey’s purge victims again removed from film festival

The organizing committee of a film festival in southern Turkey once again removed a documentary depicting the plight of victims of a post-coup purge...

Turkey acquits police officer who impregnated a migrant woman in custody

An Ankara court has acquitted a police officer accused of sexually assaulting a woman who was held at a migrant detention center, the Stockholm...

Turkish justice minister signals unwillingness to interpret ECtHR ruling as precedent, defying expectations

Turkish Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç on Thursday said the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgment on a former teacher’s conviction on links...

EU has directed nearly €10 bln to support refugees in Turkey since 2011

The European Union has allocated almost €10 billion ($10.5 billion) to support refugees and host communities in Turkey since the outbreak of the Syrian...

Vice president leaves question about number of presidential aircraft, vehicles unanswered

Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz has declined to answer a question from an opposition lawmaker about the number of aircraft, automobiles and other vehicles...

US sanctions Turkey-based firms for supporting Iran’s UAV production

Two Turkey-based firms are among individuals and entities targeted by fresh US sanctions for their involvement in transactions related to Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicle...

Turkish gov’t facilitates organized crime, fights political opponents: report

The Turkish government’s role in the country's escalating organized crime activities is scrutinized in the recently published Global Organized Crime Index 2023 released by...

[OPINION] Turkey must address defects identified in ECtHR ruling to prevent similar violations

Johan Vande Lanotte, one of the lawyers in the case of former teacher Yüksel Yalçınkaya, about whom the Grand Chamber of the European Court...

Turkey among 32 countries facing case at ECtHR due to climate inaction

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Wednesday began hearing a case brought by six Portuguese youths against 32 nations including Turkey for...

Turkey’s justice minister accuses ECtHR of ‘exceeding authority’ in ruling on teacher

Turkish Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç has slammed the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) for faulting Turkey in the case of a teacher convicted...

ECtHR landmark decision finds Turkey failing to protect citizens’ fundamental rights, lawyer says

Bünyamin Tekin, Strasbourg A recent judgement by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) concerning Yüksel Yalçınkaya, a teacher convicted on terrorism charges, shows that...

ECtHR faults Turkey for conviction of teacher over Gülen links in landmark decision

Bünyamin Tekin, Strasbourg The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled that Turkish courts' conviction of a teacher of...

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