Ankara plans prisoner release, excluding those jailed on post-coup…
Turkey's parliament discussed a prisoner release law on Tuesday which aims to ease overcrowding in jails and…
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Kavala says he is worried about Turkey’s judiciary
Turkish human rights defender Osman Kavala, who was rearrested hours after he was acquitted last week, says he is…
Turkish prosecutor wants spying accused lawyer jailed for 20,973 years
A Turkish public prosecutor wants a Turkish lawyer who worked for the German Embassy in Ankara to be jailed for…
Prosecution seeks up to 22 years in jail for Turkish nationals deported…
Two of six Turkish nationals who were illegally deported by Kosovo to Turkey in March 2018 face 22 years and 15…
Turkish courts resist judicial reform
Turkey's courts continue to rail against international law and decisions of higher courts.
Staff from newspaper critical of Erdogan convicted and sentenced
Six journalists and another staff member from the Sozcu newspaper were handed jail terms by an Istanbul court after…
Veteran journalists Altan, Ilicak released after more than three years in…
Two prominent journalists in Turkey who spent more than three years behind bars have been released following a…
Two Bloomberg reporters face jail time for reporting on the lira’s…
Two Turkish reporters of Bloomberg could receive up to five years in prison for reporting on the sharp decline in…
Erdogan responsible for abuse in Turkish jail, Welt journalist says
Deniz Yucel, a German-Turkish journalist, has said that he holds Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan responsible…
At least 3,000 people in solitary confinement in Turkey jails: Observer
An estimated 3,000 prisoners are currently being kept in solitary confinement under harsh conditions in Turkey,…