Turkish court rules to keep human rights activist Kavala in jail
An Istanbul court on Tuesday rejected the request to release businessman and human rights defender Osman Kavala,…
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Amnesty urges Merkel to press for Kavala’s release ahead of Erdogan…
Amnesty International has called on Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel to raise the issue of releasing jailed…
Turkey needs to save face over abductions says wife of Gulen accused
Turkey's decision to reveal the whereabouts of four people four months after they were abducted only came about…
ECHR orders Turkey to pay damages for not sending inmates to jails nearer…
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Turkey to pay compensation after it violated the rights of…
Turkey’s judiciary used to squelch opposition Demirtas tells ECHR
The regime of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was using the judiciary to punish and squelch opposition political…
RSF Turkey representative and two others acquitted of terror charges
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Turkey representative Erol Onderoglu and other media freedom campaigners were…
ECHR ranks Turkey second on continental list of human rights violations
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the convention 140 times last year and the…
Lawyer of jailed journalist calls on ECHR to urgently examine application
The lawyer of imprisoned novelist and journalist Ahmet Altan, has called on the European Court of Human Rights…
Opposition MP says Demirtas does not belong in prison
Main opposition party deputy Sezgin Tanrikulu has said that Selahattin Demirtas, former co-leader of the…
Turkey’s judicial reform could lead to dismissal of thousands of ‘terror’…
The Turkish government’s Judicial Reform Strategy, which is expected to introduce amendments to the country’s…