Arzu Yildiz: Open Letter to Zuhtu Arslan
I am a journalist who specialized in judicial issues in Turkey for a long time. I suppose you know my name just like the rest of the judicial circles. I do know which Zuhtu Arslan I will…
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EU Slams Ankara Over Arrest of Amnesty Turkey Chair, Physicians
Top leaders of European Commission have slammed Turkey over the detention of Turkish Medical Association (TTB) members and reversal of the court decision to release Amnesty International…
For Turks, Constitutional Court No Longer an Address For Legal Remedy
When European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) rejected applications by Turkish citizens dismissed in post-coup government purge, it cited the need for full exhaustion of domestic legal…
Local Courts Reject Constitutional Court Ruling to Release Jailed Journalists
Two local courts in Istanbul have rejected to comply with an order from Constitutional Court to release two prominent jailed journalists, plunging the country into a constitutional crisis…
Istanbul Court Defies Constitutional Body Order to Release Jailed Journalists
A local court in Istanbul defied the ruling by Turkey's Constitutional Court for the release of two jailed journalists, setting the stage for a clash between Turkey's two courts.
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Turkey’s Constitutional Court Rules for Release of Two Jailed Journalists
Turkey's Constitutional Court has ruled for the release of two journalists, who have been imprisoned for more than a year and a half, reasoning that their rights to a fair trial have been…
Constitutional Court Rejects Lawmaker’s Demand for Release
In 2014, Constitutional Court ruled that rights of Gulser Yildirim, a lawmaker from pro-Kurdish People's Democracy Party (HDP), for a fair trial were violated when she was imprisoned. She…