ECHR
Turkey violated prisoners’ rights by not granting visits for schoolchildren on weekends: ECtHR
World
December 15, 2022
Turkey violated prisoners’ rights by not granting visits for schoolchildren on weekends: ECtHR
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkish authorities violated the European Convention on Human Rights…
ECHR fines Moldova for expelling Turkish teachers at Ankara’s request
World
June 16, 2019
ECHR fines Moldova for expelling Turkish teachers at Ankara’s request
Having considered the lawsuit of five people who were arrested in Moldova on suspicion of «involvement in so-called Terrorist Organization…
U.N decision opens doors for release of victims of decree-law in Turkey
Adem Yavuz Arslan
June 7, 2019
U.N decision opens doors for release of victims of decree-law in Turkey
On the day the “Judicial Reform Package” was announced, which was ordered by Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey to be…
Construction worker gets jail term for posting cartoons that criticize Erdogan
Turkey
May 26, 2019
Construction worker gets jail term for posting cartoons that criticize Erdogan
Deniz Avci, a construction worker in Turkey’s western province of Balıkesir, was sentenced to two years and two months in…
Turkish police intervene in leftist student protest, 17 students detained
Turkey
March 3, 2019
Turkish police intervene in leftist student protest, 17 students detained
Turkish police intervened at Istanbul University where students had gathered to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the death of a…
Supreme Court of the Netherlands: Asylum applicants of Gülen Movement must be accepted
World
February 15, 2019
Supreme Court of the Netherlands: Asylum applicants of Gülen Movement must be accepted
The Dutch Supreme Court (Raad van State Hoger beroep), which had filed an appeal with the Immigration and Foreigners Institution…
Turkey must free Selahattin Demirtas, European rights court says
Turkey
November 20, 2018
Turkey must free Selahattin Demirtas, European rights court says
Selahattin Demirtas, of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), came third in this year’s presidential elections, contesting it from jail.…