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Rights groups tell top European court Kavala case reflects political capture of Turkey’s judiciary

Three rights groups told the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ahead of a Wednesday hearing that imprisoned Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala’s case shows...

Turkey detains 170 people over Kurdish Nevruz celebrations

Turkish police detained 170 people in raids linked to Nevruz celebrations over the past week as part of Ankara’s continued crackdown on Kurdish political...

Iranian gas flow to Turkey halted after South Pars strike: report

Iran has suspended natural gas exports to Turkey following an Israeli strike on the South Pars gas field last week, Bloomberg reported, citing people...

Indictment seeks murder charges in killing of Turkish environmental journalist

Turkish prosecutors have filed an indictment seeking aggravated life sentences for two suspects in the killing of environmental journalist Hakan Tosun, who died after...

Court drops cases against officials in Turkey’s deadliest mining disaster due to statute of limitations

An appeals court in Turkey has ruled that cases against public officials over the country’s deadliest mining disaster in 2014 must be dropped due...

Turkey has investigated at least 70 journalists under controversial ‘disinformation law’ since 2022

Turkish authorities have investigated at least 70 journalists under a controversial “disinformation law” since 2022, among whom 15 were detained, four were arrested and...

Nearly 900 children under 6 live in Turkish prisons as overcrowding exceeds 108,000 inmates

A recent report by the Civil Society in the Penal System (CİSST) has revealed a growing number of children living behind bars with their mothers,...

Turkish pop music producer dies after fall from high-rise apartment building in İstanbul

Turkish music producer and former singer Erol Köse died on Monday after falling from the 16th floor of a building in İstanbul, with prosecutors...

DEM Party calls for legal steps, official status for Öcalan during Nevruz celebrations

Senior figures from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) over the weekend called for concrete legal steps to advance a renewed...

Turkey’s ruling party to tighten control over opposition-run municipalities

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is preparing what the pro-government media describe as a new reform package that would tighten financial and...

Turkey unlikely to return to FATF’s grey list, former financial crimes chief says

Turkey is unlikely to be put back on the Financial Action Task Force’s grey list as the watchdog’s fifth-round mutual evaluation moves toward its...

Jailed opposition mayor faces up to 35 years in prison

Prosecutors in İstanbul have drafted an indictment seeking up to 35 years in prison for jailed Beyoğlu Mayor İnan Güney, a member of Turkey's...

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