European Court rules against Turkey, highlights systemic flaws in judiciary’s approach to evidence
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey's conviction of a former ...
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Council of Europe issues yet another warning to Turkey over Kavala, Demirtaş
The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers has once again warned Turkey over its failure to implement European Court of ...
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Top human rights defender backs Kurdish MP: ‘Turkish army crimes are well documented’
Various crimes committed by Turkey’s armed forces and other security organisations have been extensively documented in reports prepared by official ...
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Turkish MP stands firm on criticism of Turkey’s human rights abuses despite investigation, party disapproval
Sezgin Tanrıkulu, a member of the Turkish parliament for the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) from Turkey's Kurdish-majority southeastern ...
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Diyarbakır lawyers to renew appeals for Abdullah Öcalan under Turkey’s new cabinet
The bar association in the Diyarbakır (Amed) province will renew their appeals to Turkey’s Justice Ministry following the May elections ...
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Detained hunger striker’s health falters in Turkish high-security prison
Prisoner Nedim Öztürk, who has been on hunger strike for 111 days in a high-security prison in the Turkish capital ...
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Half of judges may face ‘heart attack’ if Kobane case reaches European court, warns defence lawyer
The Kobane case, involving the trial of Kurdish politicians, including former co-chairs of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Figen Yüksekdağ ...
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Demirtaş assessment at top Turkish court postponed over ‘unprepared’ judge
The individual appeal to Turkey’s Constitutional Court by jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş was delayed due to one of the ...
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Turkish judge exiled over Osman Kavala release vote
A judge was transferred to a remote city in eastern Turkey on Monday following his vote on Turkish businessman Osman ...
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No independent judiciary in Turkey, former European Court of Human Rights judge warns
It is not possible to say that there is an independent judiciary in Turkey, former European Court of Human Rights ...
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