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Jailed Kurdish leader condemns executions carried out in Iran over Mahsa Amini protests

Jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş has condemned the Iranian government for using violence and the death penalty as tools to crush the recent anti-government...

Article 19 calls for release of first journalist arrested under Turkey’s ‘disinformation’ law

The Europe branch of Article 19, a London-based international organization defending free expression worldwide, has called for the release of a journalist who was...

US solicitor general says Turkish lender Halkbank not immune from prosecution

US Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar has replied to Turkish state-owned lender Halkbank’s arguments to avoid criminal charges in a case that has strained US...

Jailed Kurdish journalists preparing to file application at ECtHR due to lack of indictment for 6 months

Sixteen Kurdish journalists who were put in pre-trial detention in southeastern Turkey in June are planning to file an application at the European Court...

US says İmamoğlu’s conviction not consistent with rights, rule of law

The United States has expressed its disappointment over the conviction of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in a politically charged trial, saying the mayor’s conviction...

Prosecutor appeals conviction in İstanbul mayor’s ‘insult’ case, saying sentence inadequate

A Turkish prosecutor has appealed the conviction in the controversial trial of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, arguing that a prison sentence of more than...

Almost half of İstanbulites believe city’s mayor was tried for political reasons: survey

More than 44 percent of İstanbul residents believe the trial of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was not a defamation case as claimed by the...

Nine hurt in bomb blast in Turkey’s southeast

A bomb hit an armored police van in southeastern Turkey on Friday, injuring nine people and reviving fears of new unrest in the mainly...

Turkish court arrests ex-husband, father of sexual abuse victim

The ex-husband and father of a young woman who filed criminal complaints against them alleging that she was sexually abused starting at the age...

Book tells story of teacher who died in Turkish prison due to lack of medication

A recently published book tells the story of teacher Halime Gülsu, who died in a Turkish prison in 2018 due to deprivation of a medication...

Mother of 11-month-old to serve prison sentence in violation of the law

Sümeyye Aydın, the mother of two children aged 11 months and four years, was sent to prison in violation of a law that requires...

Journalist arrested after reporting on child abuse in eastern Turkey

Journalist Sinan Aygül was arrested on Wednesday on charges of “inciting hatred and hostility” after reporting on a child abuse incident in Turkey’s eastern...

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