Turkey
Turkish court acquits all defendants in clandestine JİTEM network trial
December 14, 2019
Turkish court acquits all defendants in clandestine JİTEM network trial
A high criminal court in Ankara has acquitted all defendants of murder in a trial involving the enforced disappearance or…
Personal masseuse to former Ankara mayor was on municipal payroll
December 14, 2019
Personal masseuse to former Ankara mayor was on municipal payroll
A Moldovan woman who was employed by the Ankara Municipality during the time in office of former Justice and Development…
221 ex-military officers apply to testify against Turkish defense minister in dispute with opposition deputy
December 14, 2019
221 ex-military officers apply to testify against Turkish defense minister in dispute with opposition deputy
A total of 221 retired Turkish military officers have applied to a court to testify against Defense Minister Hulusi Akar…
İmamoğlu describes Canal İstanbul project as ‘treason against the city’ in response to Erdoğan
December 14, 2019
İmamoğlu describes Canal İstanbul project as ‘treason against the city’ in response to Erdoğan
As a war of words resumed between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu over the long-planned Canal…
Turkish court acquits all defendants in clandestine JİTEM network trial
December 14, 2019
Turkish court acquits all defendants in clandestine JİTEM network trial
A high criminal court in Ankara has acquitted all defendants of murder in a trial involving the enforced disappearance or…
2 HDP co-mayors in Van arrested on terrorism charges
December 11, 2019
2 HDP co-mayors in Van arrested on terrorism charges
As part of an expanding crackdown on elected mayors from the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), two HDP district co-mayors…
71 university rectors in Turkey have no international citations
December 11, 2019
71 university rectors in Turkey have no international citations
The names of 71 university rectors in Turkey are not included in the citations of international scholarly publications, according to…
Turkey blocked 288,310 websites in 14 years: report
December 11, 2019
Turkey blocked 288,310 websites in 14 years: report
Turkish authorities blocked access to a total of 288,310 websites between 2006 and October 2019, according to a report released…
Turkish ministry’s meddling in election may lead to end of Armenian Patriarchate: deputy
December 10, 2019
Turkish ministry’s meddling in election may lead to end of Armenian Patriarchate: deputy
The Turkish Interior Ministry’s meddling in the election of a new Armenian patriarch may lead to the end of the…
457 sick inmates in Turkish prisons are in critical condition: rights lawyer
December 7, 2019
457 sick inmates in Turkish prisons are in critical condition: rights lawyer
There are 1,333 ailing inmates in Turkish prisons, 457 of whom are in critical condition, according to Turkey’s Human Rights…