Turkey
Humanitarian relief, climate change, COVID to be discussed at JWF’s UN conference
Turkey
September 22, 2021
Humanitarian relief, climate change, COVID to be discussed at JWF’s UN conference
The virtual UNGA Conference 2021: Transforming Our World, organized by the New York-based Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) and its…
LIVE | Turkey Tribunal: 2016 coup was a ‘gift from God’ for gov’t to purge independent judiciary
Turkey
September 22, 2021
LIVE | Turkey Tribunal: 2016 coup was a ‘gift from God’ for gov’t to purge independent judiciary
The judges of the Turkey Tribunal, a civil society-led, symbolic international tribunal established to adjudicate recent human rights violations in…
Hizmet Movement Declares Core Values with Unified Voice
World
September 22, 2021
Hizmet Movement Declares Core Values with Unified Voice
Today, the Alliance for Shared Values (AfSV), a U.S.-based non-profit representing regional Hizmet organizations, together with many other Hizmet-affiliated nonprofits…
Activist Öztürk says she was subjected to brutal torture in secret detention center
Turkey
September 17, 2021
Activist Öztürk says she was subjected to brutal torture in secret detention center
Ayten Öztürk, 47, who describes herself as a socialist activist, said she was subjected to severe torture and sexual harassment…
Tribunal to adjudicate Turkey’s rights record
Turkey
September 17, 2021
Tribunal to adjudicate Turkey’s rights record
The Turkey Tribunal, a civil society-led, symbolic international tribunal established to adjudicate recent human rights violations in Turkey including torture,…
Bar asks court to hear former PM as witness in Kurdish lawyer’s murder case
Turkey
September 17, 2021
Bar asks court to hear former PM as witness in Kurdish lawyer’s murder case
A bar association in southeastern Turkey and lawyers representing the family of a prominent Kurdish lawyer who was shot to…
ISIL member who called for execution of 2 Turkish soldiers is free on bail: journalist
Turkey
September 17, 2021
ISIL member who called for execution of 2 Turkish soldiers is free on bail: journalist
An alleged member of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) who issued a fatwa, or Islamic ruling,…
CoE fails to start infringement proceedings against Turkey in Kavala, Demirtaş cases
Turkey
September 17, 2021
CoE fails to start infringement proceedings against Turkey in Kavala, Demirtaş cases
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has failed to start infringement proceedings against Turkey due to the…
Right to fair trial most frequently violated right in Turkey: top court
Turkey
September 17, 2021
Right to fair trial most frequently violated right in Turkey: top court
The right to a fair trial is the most frequently violated right in Turkey according to statistics announced by the…
Turkish student forced to flee Ukraine after Erdogan’s pressure on Hizmet Movement
Politics
September 10, 2021
Turkish student forced to flee Ukraine after Erdogan’s pressure on Hizmet Movement
Gamzenur Uzunlu, a Turkish national, came to Ukraine in 2018 to escape the political persecution of herself and her family…