Turkey’s top court delays ruling again in case of Kurdish man jailed at 14 despite contradictory evidence
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has for a second time postponed a ruling on a yearslong fair trial complaint filed…
ECtHR found violations of freedom of expression by Turkey in 432 rulings since 2002
Photo: Council of Europe Turkey violated the right to freedom of expression 432 times between 2002 and 2025,…
PACE urges Turkey to rejoin Istanbul Convention, cites ongoing violence against women
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has urged Turkey to rejoin the Istanbul Convention, warning…
Wind developers back in court as Trump cancels offshore schemes
Equinor’s new, US-built operations vessel, ECO Liberty, was christened in June 2025. It can accommodate up to 60…
HRW criticizes Turkey over jailing of environmental activist ahead of COP31
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday criticized Turkey’s detention of an environmental activist, warning it raises concerns about…
MPs from Council of Europe member states seek sanctions over Turkey’s failure to implement court rulings
A group of 28 lawmakersof the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), drawn from national parliaments…
Police accused of beating 3 brothers after traffic dispute in eastern Turkey
Three brothers in eastern Turkey were detained and beaten by police following a traffic dispute on Wednesday, the…
Turkey proposes mandatory identity checks for social media, raising press freedom concerns
Turkey’s Ministry of Justice is drafting a bill requiring social media users to verify their identity through a…
Turkey deepened rights crackdown, impunity in 2025: Amnesty International
Turkey saw worsening restrictions on human rights, mounting prosecutions of rights defenders, growing political pressure on the judiciary…
Former governor arrested in probe into disappearance of Kurdish student
A Turkish court has jailed former Tunceli governor Tuncay Sonel on charges including evidence tampering in a long-running…
Turkey to review unresolved cases that drew public outrage, justice minister says
Turkey’s justice minister said Tuesday that authorities are re-examining previously closed case files, with priority given to unresolved…
Turkey moves to sell seized pro-opposition broadcaster TELE1
Turkish authorities have put the assets of opposition television station TELE1 up for sale, months after the detention…