Human Rights
Unfair terrorism trials cast doubt on justice in Turkey’s post-coup prosecutions: report
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A new report titled "Perils of Unconstrained Prosecutorial Discretion: Prosecuting Terrorism Offences in Post-Coup Turkey" by the Italian...
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The Council of Europe parliamentary assembly put a spotlight on abduction of critics by Turkish intelligence agency
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Europe’s leading intergovernmental body, which advocates the rule of law, fundamental rights and democracy, slammed Turkey’s notorious...
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Turkey’s new economy czar is no golden boy, helped Erdoğan suspend the rule of law
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has tapped former finance minister Mehmet Şimşek as his new point man to save...
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Pro-democracy groups in Turkey react against Western leaders who line up to congratulate Erdogan
Levent Kenez/Stockholm When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan secured a victory in the runoff presidential election on Sunday, the leaders...
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New documents show Twitter took a position in favor of government before elections
Levent Kenez/Stockholm One day before the May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey, Twitter announced that access to accounts...
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Anti-LGBT rhetoric becomes pillar of Erdogan’s election campaign
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's May 14 election campaign is based solely on claims that the opposition is...
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Colonel’s testimony reveals Turkish police threatened rape of his wife and daughters unless he signed a false statement
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Former colonel Arif Kalkan, who worked in the intelligence section of the Turkish Gendarmerie Command, revealed details of the...
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Europe’s largest lawyers organization calls on Turkish government to stop criminalizing their colleagues
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), which represents the bar associations and law societies...
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Turkish judge at Europe’s top human rights court defends government’s false arguments during proceedings
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) convened on Wednesday to hear the case...
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Report that Ankara Bar Association previously refused to publish reveals torture at a police station
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Ankara Bar Association last January had decided not to publish a report drafted by the bar’s Human...
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