Abdullah Öcalan given new six-month ban from receiving legal visits
Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan has been issued a renewed six-month ban on receiving legal visits, according to his lawyers. No ...
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Turkish Parliament withdraws proposed restriction on women’s right to choose surnames
The Turkish Parliament has removed a proposed restriction on women's rights to retain their maiden names from the 9th Judicial ...
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DEM Party exposes lavish govt spending; far-right leader demands treasury fund cut
Far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has demanded the cessation of treasury funds for Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality ...
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Turkey’s judicial reform package restricts women’s right to choose surname
The Turkish government is facing a backlash for its proposal on the 9th Judicial Reform Package, which will restrict women’s ...
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Turkish Constitutional Court limits presidential power over appointments
On 4 June, Turkey's Constitutional Court issued a significant ruling limiting the president's powers to appoint university rectors and replace ...
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Turkish Constitutional Court dismisses claims against officials in 2015 Ankara massacre
Turkey's Constitutional Court ruled on 16 May that applications filed concerning the liability of government officials in the Ankara railway ...
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Turkey’s opposition leader confident Constitutional Court will overturn Kobani case verdict
The Constitutional Court will easily overturn the verdict in the Kobani case, as it was dictated by government rather than ...
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Turkey imposes new six-month ban on lawyer visits to Abdullah Öcalan, perpetuating 38-month isolation
Jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan has received yet another visitor ban, perpetuating his absolute incommunicado detention and prompting an appeal ...
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