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Council of Europe says Turkey’s military staff cut by a third amid post-coup purge

Turkey’s purge of its military since a botched coup in July has cut its armed forces by a third, according to a report by the...

[OPINION] The Council of Europe must step up to tackle Turkey

By Abdullah Bozkurt While Turkey has quickly climbed to the top of the chart as the worst violator of rights in Europe under its autocratic...

Venice Commission: Turkey’s state of emergency measures went too far

The Council of Europe’s (COE) expert body on legal and constitutional affairs, the Venice Commission, on Friday adopted an opinion stating that Turkey has...

Council of Europe’s Jagland in Ankara amid Turkish crackdown on opposition

At a time when the Turkish government has attracted widespread criticism for its recent crackdown on an opposition party and an opposition newspaper, Council...

Council of Europe warns against hate speech by senior state officials in Turkey

  The human rights body of the Council of Europe, the Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), issued a report on Wednesday raising concerns about...

Venice Commission to investigate emergency rule in Turkey

The Venice Commission of the Council of Europe (CoE) will investigate claims of rights violations caused by emergency rule in Turkey and will examine...

Lawyer proudly admits to having battered ex-Air Force Commander Akın Öztürk

Lawyer Mehmet Sinan İnce, known for representing the notorious Turkish mafia leader Alaattin Çakıcı, has proudly admitted having beaten former Air Force Commander Akın...

Council of Europe head says Turkey needs to follow human rights in crackdown on coup plotters

The head of the Council of Europe, the continent's top human rights organization, said on Wednesday that Turkey needs to follow human rights in...

Ban Ki-moon expresses hope for release of RSF Turkey representative

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed the hope that Turkey Representative of the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Erol Önderoğlu -- who was...

Council of Europe’s Muiznieks condemns arrest of academic and journalists in Turkey

Nils Muiznieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, wrote on Twitter that he has been “appalled by detention of human rights defenders in...

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