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UN rapporteurs raise concerns over Turkey’s use of terrorism laws against rights defenders

United Nations special rapporteurs have raised serious concerns about Turkey’s use of counterterrorism laws to judicially harass and criminalize human rights defenders and lawyers,...

Most people in Turkey censor themselves in phone calls and online, fearing surveillance and prosecution, survey finds

More than half of people in Turkey say they have faced legal action for expressing their views, according to a recent survey that points to widespread...

Belgian queen to lead 450-member Turkey mission focused on defense, aerospace

Belgium will send a 450-member economic mission led by Queen Mathilde to Turkey in May, with defense and aerospace among the main areas of...

Turkish bar associations oppose AI use in judiciary, warn defense rights at risk

Seventy-eight bar associations in Turkey issued a joint statement opposing government plans to expand the use of artificial intelligence in the judiciary, warning that...

Police crack down on miners on hunger strike in Ankara, detain union leaders

Police on Monday cracked down on coal miners who are on a hunger strike in Ankara, using tear gas and detaining union leaders as...

Israeli court sentences man over funds transfers it says were linked to Hamas in Turkey

An Israeli court has sentenced a Palestinian citizen of Israel to five years in prison over money transfers that prosecutors said were linked to...

Turkey’s top court rejects appeal in 2015 Ankara bombing case

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has rejected an appeal filed on behalf of victims of the 2015 Ankara train station bombing, ruling the application inadmissible in...

Police block May Day commemoration, detain dozens in İstanbul’s Taksim Square

Turkish police detained more than 30 people in İstanbul on Monday after blocking a May Day commemoration near Taksim Square, including union leaders and...

Turkey sacks deputy education minister after school shootings

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has dismissed Turkey's deputy education minister after two school shootings that left nine people dead, according to the Official Gazette...

Turkey reviews 638 unsolved murders amid criticism of selective justice

Turkey’s justice minister said authorities have launched a review of 638 unsolved murder files across 75 provinces, a move that comes as the country’s...

MPs from CoE member states seek sanctions over Turkey’s failure to implement court rulings

A group of 28 lawmakers of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), drawn from national parliaments across Europe, has submitted a...

Turkey plans AI screening of absenteeism, discipline and crime risk after school shootings

Turkey’s education minister said Thursday that the government will use artificial intelligence to screen school absenteeism, disciplinary records and signs of possible criminal risk...

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