Reporters Without Borders seconds the United Nations' call on the Turkish government to "guarantee freedom of opinion and expression," as the imprisonment and punishment of journalists on charges of challenging and acting to 'overthrow government via conspiracy' are ridiculous and...
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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...
Europe court rules Dutch police violated publication's right to protect sources
Police in the Netherlands violated a Dutch magazine's right to free expression by compelling disclosure of documentary evidence relating to anonymous sources, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday. The unanimous ruling centered around 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 US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases. In Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project , the court heard arguments on whether...
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....
