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Amnesty report says dissent being ruthlessly suppressed in Turkey

A report released by Amnesty International on Thursday reveals that critical voices and dissent were ruthlessly suppressed in Turkey in 2017 and that a...

CoE’s Jagland criticizes Turkish gov’t over human rights violations

Council of Europe (CoE) Secretary-General Thorbjorn Jagland criticized the Turkish government’s human rights violations under a state of emergency during a speech he delivered in...

Turkey extends state of emergency for sixth time

The Turkish Parliament on Thursday passed a prime ministry motion extending a state of emergency for another three months, the sixth such extension since...

UN human rights experts urge Turkey not to extend state of emergency

United Nations human rights experts have urged the Turkish government not to extend the exceptional legal measures it has taken under its declared state...

Report: More than 50 dismissed Turkish civil servants have committed suicide

The Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (KESK) has announced that more than 50 people who were among civil servants dismissed by the Turkish...

Spokesperson: EU monitoring emergency rule implications in Turkey

A European Union spokesperson on Wednesday said the EU is monitoring the practical implications of a state of emergency declared in the aftermath of...

[UPDATE] Turkey extends state of emergency for 4th time

The Turkish Parliament has extended for three more months a state of emergency declared in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt in Turkey...

Erdoğan: Daily lives of citizens unaffected by state of emergency

Amid international calls on the government to lift a state of emergency (OHAL) that was declared in Turkey on July 20, five days after...

Prominent Turkish intellectuals call for termination of state of emergency

Renowned Turkish writers, academics, journalists and activists have called on the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government to end a state of emergency, also...

HRW calls on Turkey to end state of emergency after referendum

Human Rights Watch (HRW), a US-based international nongovernmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights, said on Monday that Turkey’s government and...

Erdoğan says state of emergency to be extended when expires

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said a state of emergency that went into effect in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt on...

Keskin says torture has never been legitimized to this extent

Lawyer and human rights activist Eren Keskin said a state of emergency (OHAL) has been used to cover up all violations in Turkey, saying...

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