Turkish court releases 16 individuals accused of having links to Kurdish militants
A Turkish court on Friday ordered the release of 16 individuals detained on accusations of having links to Kurdish militants. Busra Ersanli , a professor from Istanbul's Marmara University, and 15 other individuals will be released...
The co-chairman of Turkey's Peace and Democracy Party, Kurdish rights advocate Selahattin Demirtash was given a 10-month suspended prison sentence on Tuesday for allegedly promoting the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) . A...
The Turkish Constitutional Court on Wednesday annulled portions of the government-approved constitutional amendments aimed at limiting the power of the judiciary and bringing the traditionally-secular military and judiciary under government...
The Turkish Grand National Assembly on Friday approved a series of constitutional amendments which had been proposed by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) . Changes in the...
Turkish court sentences Kurdish rights activist to 3 years in prison
Turkish politician and Kurdish rights activist Leyla Zana was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison for spreading terrorist propaganda. Zana was convicted by a court in the city of Diyarbakir for two...
Turkish government unveils proposed constitutional amendments
The Turkish government on Monday unveiled a controversial new reform bill proposing amendments to 22 articles of the Turkish Constitution in hopes of making the government more democratic and strengthening the country's bid to join...
Turkish PM to unveil constitutional reforms toward EU membership bid
The Turkish government will submit a European Union (EU) reform package with proposed constitutional changes to Parliament by the end of March, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday, following...
The Constitutional Court of Turkey voted Friday to ban the Democratic Society Party (DTP) after finding the party to have been cooperating with the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) , a separatist, designated terrorist group....
Europe rights court rules Turkish authorities violated press freedom
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that Turkish authorities violated European human rights laws in shutting down four newspapers accused of publishing propaganda for the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) . The daily...
Turkish court sentences Kurdish lawmaker to prison for terrorist propaganda
A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced a Kurdish member of the Grand National Assembly , the Turkish parliament, to 18 months in prison on charges of spreading terrorist propaganda. Aysel Tugluk was convicted in connection with...
