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Families of refugees thrown into river by gendarmes call on authorities to start search operation

The families of some of more than 50 refugees who were thrown into the Evros River by Turkish gendarmes after they were pushed back...

5 Turkish journalists sentenced to prison on terrorism charges

A court in Antalya province convicted three journalists of membership in a terrorist organization and two others of aiding a terrorist organization over their...

Turkey to ratify Paris climate agreement, ErdoÄŸan tells UN

President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan announced on Tuesday that Turkey was ready to finally ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change, Agence France-Presse reported. ErdoÄŸan's announcement...

Turkish prosecutor extends sentence of a political prisoner, eliminating his chance for parole

A Turkish prosecutor has unilaterally extended the prison sentence of political prisoner Resul Baltacı without the benefit of a court proceeding, eliminating his chances...

Man suffering from Huntington’s disease imprisoned for a social media post

Bekir Güven, who suffers from the neurodegenerative Huntington’s Disease, was sent to prison yesterday after an appeals court upheld a 22-month prison sentence for...

ÅženyaÅŸar family demanding justice in political murder case calls on lawyers for support

Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar, who have been protesting in front of the Şanlıurfa Courthouse in southeastern Turkey to seek justice for...

Dr. Çaman: The concept of the state is a problematic one in Turkey

Alin Ozinian Dr. Mehmet Efe Çaman, who has been teaching in the Political Science Department of Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) since 2015, was department...

Internet freedom continues to decline in Turkey: Freedom House report

A yearly report by Freedom House on global Internet freedom reveals that Internet freedom continued to decline for a third year in a row...

Tribunal judges hear testimony of journalists in exile

Bünyamin Tekin, Geneva The panel of judges of the Turkey Tribunal, a civil society-led, symbolic international tribunal established to adjudicate recent human rights violations in...

HDP aspires to solve ‘Kurdish problem’ in parliament: Demirtaş

Jailed former co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtaş has said the party aspires to solve Turkey’s so-called Kurdish problem and...

Prison sentence sought for mafia boss for insulting senior AKP politician’s son

A prosecutor has sought up to six years, four months in prison for mafia boss Sedat Peker on charges of insulting and slandering Erkam...

Turkish gov’t’s intention is to silence all critical voices in the country, tribunal rapporteur says

Bünyamin Tekin, Geneva The judges of the Turkey Tribunal, a civil society-led, symbolic international tribunal established to adjudicate recent human rights violations in Turkey, on...

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