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Snap election only way out of Turkey’s financial woes, jailed Kurdish leader says
Turkey
November 21, 2021
Snap election only way out of Turkey’s financial woes, jailed Kurdish leader says
Imprisoned Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş has said that the only way out of Turkey’s financial troubles is holding a snap…
Opposition MP calls for release of end-stage cancer patient jailed over Gülen links
Turkey
October 16, 2021
Opposition MP calls for release of end-stage cancer patient jailed over Gülen links
A deputy from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has called for the immediate release of Ayşe Özdoğan, a critically…
Jailed media executive faces 2,500 years in match-fixing ‘conspiracy’ trial
Media Freedom
April 17, 2021
Jailed media executive faces 2,500 years in match-fixing ‘conspiracy’ trial
Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to 2,445 years for Hidayet Karaca, former chief executive of the…
Court releases 2 students jailed over protests against partisan Boğaziçi rector
Turkey
April 4, 2021
Court releases 2 students jailed over protests against partisan Boğaziçi rector
An İstanbul court has ruled to release two students who were detained in İstanbul on Feb. 2 during protests against…
Jailed journalist Baransu gets 17 years for report on MGK decision
Turkey
November 23, 2020
Jailed journalist Baransu gets 17 years for report on MGK decision
An İstanbul court has handed down a jail sentence of 17 years, one month to jailed investigative journalist Mehmet Baransu…
Jailed lawyer dies in Turkey after 238 days of hunger strike
Turkey
August 28, 2020
Jailed lawyer dies in Turkey after 238 days of hunger strike
A lawyer sentenced to more than 13 years in prison by a Turkish court on terror charges died on Thursday…
Jailed journalist Baransu sentenced to 19.5 years in prison
Turkey
July 20, 2020
Jailed journalist Baransu sentenced to 19.5 years in prison
Investigative journalist Mehmet Baransu, who has been behind bars since March 2015, has been handed down a prison sentence of…
Wife pleads for help for jailed husband after serious health problems emerge
Turkey
June 25, 2020
Wife pleads for help for jailed husband after serious health problems emerge
Esra Terzioğlu, the wife of a jailed TV director who has serious health problems, has asked for help from officials…
Turkey’s top court rules violation of rights in jailed Kurdish politician’s case
Turkey
June 19, 2020
Turkey’s top court rules violation of rights in jailed Kurdish politician’s case
Turkey’s Constitutional Court said on late Thursday the rights to security and freedom of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş were…
Turkey arrests social media user who threatened wife of jailed Kurdish politician
Turkey
June 16, 2020
Turkey arrests social media user who threatened wife of jailed Kurdish politician
A Turkish criminal court in Sakarya province on Tuesday arrested a man who on social media threatened Başak Demirtaş, the…