Special Authority Public Prosecutor Sarıkay was deposed from office after taking the statements of members of the National Intelligence Agency in the context of the KCK ...»

CHP deputy Melda Onur asked in a parliamentary question submitted to the Minister for Family Affairs, "Considering the severity and urgency of the situation as reflected ...»

Reporters Without Borders examined the third Judicial Reform Bill and announced, "RSF hopes that it represents a first step towards more significant reforms, or else its ...»

The heads of the Anti-Terror Branch in charge of the KCK operations and of the Intelligence Branch were deposed from office. This happened right after the ...»

“We will raise a religious generation” was the statement of PM Erdoğan made last week. Prof Fatma Gök assessed this much disputed statement for bianet. She ...»

Defendant Bozkurt admitted his membership in the Revolutionary Headquarters group and requested the release of the other defendants. Prosecutor Duran recommended to reject that demand and ...»

MP Kürkçü of the Uludere sub-commission said, "The operation was directed from Ankara. The General Staff bears responsibility and therefore also the political power". MP Gök ...»

The indictment about former Chief of General Staff Başbuğ seeks an aggravated life sentence under allegations of an attempt to overthrow the government. ...»

The Dev-Yol main trial was closed by prescription after 30 years. The case started with 723 defendants in 1982. At last, procedures were continued against 21 ...»

Bones belonging to 26 people were found right next to the building formerly used as JİTEM headquarters in Diyarbakır. The proposal for a research commission made ...»

Detained Prof. Büşra Ersanlı was elected member of the Advisory Board of the Association for Support and Education for Women Candidates. KA.DER President Aydın expressed her ...»

BDP deputy Aksoy submitted a law proposal to prevent unjustified arrests and avoid lengthy detention periods to be turned into punishment. Aksoy suggests to amend Article ...»

According to a report of the Children Rights Centre, the reasons for the death of at least 815 children in Turkey in 2011 could have been ...»

After the release of the RSF World Press Freedom Index, PM Erdoğan announced that his government had opened the way to freedom of expression. The PM ...»

Letters about rights violations in prison do not get through to columnists and journalists. Newspapers dealing with rights violations and ill-treatment in prison are not allowed ...»

The number of skulls found in the excavations at the JİTEM Group Command in the historical Saraykapı district of Diyarbakır rose to 19. ...»

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Hammarberg found the decision of the Hrant Dink murder trial "disappointing" and questioned why the forces behind the murder ...»

According to a draft bill to be announced by Minister of Justice Ergin, university students will not go to jail for petty crimes and the release ...»

The Women's Solidarity Association for Collective Work launched a signature campaign to urge the government for the approval of the ILO's "Decent Work for Domestic Workers" ...»

31 out of 35 people taken into custody in the scope of the most recent KCK operations were arrested. In the evening of 16 January, eight ...»