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EP rapporteur: EU must clearly address human rights in Turkey

Kati Piri, the European Parliament’s rapporteur for Turkey, said on Tuesday during a speech in the European Parliament plenary that the European Union must be “loud...

Report: 572 lawyers in Turkey arrested, 80 convicted since failed coup

Five hundred seventy-two lawyers in Turkey have been arrested, 80 of whom have been convicted and sentenced to between four and 14 years in...

EU urges Turkey to ensure rule of law

The European Union on Friday expressed concern about recent judicial developments in Turkey, urging Ankara to ensure the rule of law. "The reversal of the...

EU has ‘serious concerns’ about rule of law, independent judiciary in Turkey

A spokesperson for the European Union has expressed “serious concerns” over the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary in Turkey, in...

NATO chief warns Turkey to show ‘full respect’ for rule of law

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday that Turkey must fully respect legal due process as Ankara continues to make mass arrests after a...

Turkey is no longer a country governed by rule of law, says new report by SCF

In a new report unveiled on Friday as part of a continuing series that focuses on human rights violations and arbitrariness in the application...

Indictment shows journalists accused of terrorist activity only due to stories, tweets, retweets

The indictment of 29 journalists, 25 of whom are in pre-trial detention, reveals that they are accused of membership in a terrorist organization due...

Prosecutor allegedly tells wife of detainee to consider her husband dead

Cumhuriyet daily columnist Aydın Engin wrote on Wednesday that the wife of a detainee sent him a letter claiming that a prosecutor told her...

Kılıçdaroğlu: EP decision due to lack of rule of law, democratic standards

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said on Thursday that the European Parliament’s vote to freeze membership negotiations with Turkey is...

EP’s S&D: Turkey coup attempt cannot be used to silence dissent

Following the arrests of several more elected local politicians and journalists in Turkey, the Socialists and Democrats Group (S&D) in the European Parliament on...

European judges associations urge adherence to rule of law in Turkey

In a joint statement released on Monday four European judges associations urged Turkey to abide by the fundamental principles of the rule of law...

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