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Turkey’s outspoken fashion designer Şansal: I didn’t feel safe in Turkey

Alin Ozinian Barbaros Şansal, one of Turkey's most famous fashion designers and LGBTI+ activists, moved to northern Cyprus because he felt his life and property...

14 journalists appeared in court in May, 2 convicted: report

A report by opposition lawmaker Utku Çakırözer has revealed that 14 members of the press appeared in court and two were sentenced to prison...

Court rules to keep businessman Kavala in jail in Gezi Park retrial

A Turkish court on Friday ruled to keep prominent businessman and rights activist Osman Kavala in jail as it began to hear the retrial...

Germany, France demand immediate release of activist Kavala ahead of Gezi retrial

Representatives of the German and French governments have called on Turkey to immediately release prominent businessman and human rights activist Osman Kavala, who has...

Prosecutor demands 2 years for Turkish-German journalist in new indictment

A new indictment drafted by a Turkish prosecutor seeks a prison sentence of up to two years for former Turkey representative of the German...

Turkish authorities unlawfully arrest woman with twin babies over alleged Gülen links

Turkish authorities yesterday arrested Merve Hande Kayış, the mother of three children including 13-month-old twins, for alleged links to the Gülen movement in violation...

European rights court faults Turkey over author Altan’s imprisonment

The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday condemned Turkey for the imprisonment of journalist and novelist Ahmet Altan for his alleged involvement in...

Boy struggling with leukemia needs jailed parents’ support, grandfather says

The grandfather of Hakan Dağdeviren, an 11-year-old boy diagnosed with leukemia in January whose parents are imprisoned as part of a crackdown in Turkey...

European parliamentarians launch campaign for release of jailed Kurdish leader

European parliamentarians have launched a campaign demanding the release of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, who is still in prison despite two rulings from...

3 int’l rights groups call on CoE to take action against Turkey due to non-compliance with Kavala ruling

Three international rights groups have called on the Council of Europe to start infringement proceedings against Turkey over the country’s failure to release prominent...

Colleagues, MPs demand freedom for jailed journalist Baransu in short documentary

Opposition politicians and journalists are seen defending the rights of journalist Mehmet Baransu, who has been behind bars since March 2015 due to his...

PACE welcomes return of Turkish opposition MP Berberoğlu to parliament

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Turkey, Thomas Hammarberg (Sweden, SOC) and John Howell (United Kingdom,...

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