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Judicial council appoints Erdoğan’s chief advisor to Turkey’s top appeals court

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s chief advisor, Veysel Bektaş, was among 11 new members elected by Turkey’s Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) to...

İstanbul mayor gets fine on charges of insulting governor

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has been ordered by a court to pay a fine of TL 7,080 ($930) for insulting a former governor in...

Stockholm Center for Freedom releases report on Turkey’s Judicial Council

The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) on Thursday released its latest report, “Turkey’s Judicial Council: Guarantor or Annihilator of Judicial Independence,” a study that...

Human rights commissioner calls on Turkey to restore judicial independence

Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovic on Wednesday submitted a report on her visit to Turkey in July 2019 in which she...

Ankara chief public prosecutor shares photo with Erdoğan on Twitter

Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor Yüksel Kocaman on Wednesday tweeted a photo taken with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at a Victory Day reception at...

Justice minister condemns CHP leader for ‘targeting judiciary’

Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has condemned main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu for 'targeting and threatening the judiciary while a prosecution...

Turkish gov’t dismisses 107 more judges and prosecutors

Turkey’s top judicial body, the Supreme Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK), has dismissed 107 more judges and prosecutors over alleged ties to the...

[UPDATE] 21 journalists released by court arrested again without being freed

All 21 journalists who had been in pre-trial detention for eight months and were to be released pending trial on Friday were arrested again...

[OPINION] Saga of Dutch journalist tells the tale of Turkey

By Abdullah Bozkurt There is no shortage of examples about how the Turkish government scapegoats innocent people for the problems it has created in an...

ENJC suspends Turkey’s HSYK for noncompliance with judicial standards

The European Networks of Councils for the Judiciary (ENCJ) has suspended the observer status of Turkey's Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) and...

Investigation launched into 192 judges and prosecutors

The Ankara Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into 192 judges and prosecutors as part of a witch-hunt targeting the Gülen movement, which President...

Detention warrants issued for 10 more judges and prosecutors

Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office issued detention warrants for 10 judges and prosecutors on Wednesday as part of witch-hunt operations against the Gülen movement...

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