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ECtHR rejects suspended Turkish teacher’s petition for failing to exhaust domestic remedies

An application filed by Gökhan Köksal, a Turkish primary school teacher who was removed from his post in the aftermath of a failed coup...

EU urges Turkey to follow CoE recommendations for effective judicial remedies

In the wake of the Turkish government's decision to revoke the citizenship of 130 people, the European Union called on Turkey to follow up...

Court seeks revocation of Turkish journalist’s citizenship

A high criminal court in the southern province of Adana on Saturday applied to Turkey’s Justice Ministry demanding revocation of the citizenship of journalist...

CoE’s Muiznieks calls on Turkey to revert to the rule of law

Nils Muiznieks, the Council of Europe's (CoE) commissioner for human rights, has issued a strong statement on the arrest of Taner Kiliç, the chair...

HRW: 18 Gülen supporters tortured, sentenced in unfair Turkmen trial

A Turkmen court sentenced 18 men to up to 25 years in prison on Feb. 8, 2017, in what appears to be a purge...

AI: Imprisonment of Amnesty chair is a devastating injustice

Amnesty International (AI) on Friday reacted to the arrest of Taner Kiliç, the chair of Amnesty International Turkey, for alleged membership in a terrorist...

İzmir court arrests Amnesty Turkey chairman on terrorism charges

Taner Kılıç, a lawyer and chairman of Amnesty International Turkey’s board, was arrested by an İzmir court on Friday as part of an investigation...

Washington Post on Erdoğan’s purge: Cruel frenzy in march towards authoritarianism

In an editorial on Friday The Washington Post expressed a glimmer of hope that the United States was returning to its championing of democracy...

UN concerned over Greece’s alleged deportation of Turkish asylum seekers

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a statement on Thursday that the agency is deeply concerned by continued reports about...

HRW calls on Turkey to release Amnesty’s Kılıç

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called on Turkish authorities to immediately release Taner Kılıç, chair of the board of Amnesty International’s Turkey section,...

EU expresses concern about detention of Amnesty’s Kılıç

The European Union on Thursday expressed concern about the recent detention of Taner Kılıç, the chair of Amnesty International Turkey, as part of a...

Court releases NBA star Kanter’s father on judicial probation

A Turkish court on Wednesday released the father of NBA player Enes Kanter, an outspoken critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. A court in...

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