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Osman Kavala (left) and Yiğit Aksakoğlu have been in pre-trial detention.
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The bill of indictment has been prepared for the case of the Gezi Park protests. The Prosecutor’s Office requested life imprisonmen…

Osman Kavala and 15 Rights Defenders Facing Aggravated Life Imprisonment for 'organizing Gezi Park protests'

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Council of Higher Education Cancels Gender Equality Project

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The Council of Higher Education (YÖK) has announced that it canceled the “Higher Education Institutions Gender Equality Project.”
YÖK’s Commission for Women’s Studies and Problems in the Academy prepared t…

Council of Higher Education Cancels Gender Equality Project

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REPORT FROM MIGRATION MONITORING ASSOCIATION: What did Woman Experience During Period of Curfews?

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The Migration Monitoring Association has released a report with the aim of revealing what women experienced during the curfews in the period of conflict in southeastern provinces in 2015 and 2016.
The report…

REPORT FROM MIGRATION MONITORING ASSOCIATION: What did Woman Experience During Period of Curfews?

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ECtHR Ruling: Turkey Violated Six Articles in One Case

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The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has concluded the case of Ruşen Bayar, who applied because of “violation of the right to a fair trial.”
The court convicted Turkey for numerous charges including “viol…

ECtHR Ruling: Turkey Violated Six Articles in One Case

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Entertainment News

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Istanbul hosting meeting on jailed Syrian women

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Istanbul is set to host an international conference on Wednesday to raise awareness of the suffering of women and young girls imprisoned by the Syrian regime.The Conscience Movement will hold the conference with participants from 45 countries, includin…

Education News

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Cumhuriyet Newspaper Case; The penalties of 6 journalists became final

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Prison sentences for six of the newspaper executives and employees convicted in the Cumhuriyet newspaper case were finalized by an appeal court. Four of the penalties will go back to jail for execution. According to the decision of the Court of Appeal …

Legal & Judicial News

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Istanbul donates 5 buses to Sudanese capital

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The city of Istanbul is giving five buses, spare parts and tools to the north African nation of Sudan.At the February meeting of the Istanbul City Council on Tuesday, a new request for buses from Sudan’s capital Khartoum was discussed. In June 2018, 10…

Politics News

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Honda to Shut British Plant Imperiling 3,500 Jobs