European Convention on Human Rights
Data protection authority: Religion on school degrees unconstitutional
Greece's data protection authority (HDPA) ruled that including the religion and nationality of pupils on high school degrees and the Education Ministry's online "myschool" website violates the constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights.
Almost 800 people seek asylum in Romania in H1 2019
Almost 800 people asked Romania for international protection in the first half of 2019 according to the country's General Immigration Inspectorate (IGI).
Turkey launches counter-terror Operation Claw-2 in N Iraq
Turkey launched counter-terror Operation Claw-2 in northern Iraq on July 12 at 10 pm (local time), the Turkish National Defense Ministry said on July 13.
Turkey will continue to destroy weapon emplacements and shelters used by PKK terrorists in a new area with Operation Claw-2, said the ministry in a statement.
Turkish judge takes office at Euro court
Turkish scholar Saadet Yüksel, who was elected as a judge to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), took office on July 4 in a ceremony attended by the top brass of the Turkish judiciary.
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US Consulate staffer released from house arrest
A Turkish court ruled on June 25 to release a Turkish employee of the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul and his family from house arrest on health grounds but said he could not leave the country during his trial.
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Greece rejects Turkish claims over Muftis in Thrace
Greece on Saturday rejected Turkish accusations that Muslim religious leaders will be under the control of a newly established government body, saying there are no such plans and called for an end to interventions in the country's domestic affairs.
Erdoğan says Öcalan’s letter indicates ‘power struggle’ between outlawed PKK and Demirtaş
Jailed outlawed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan's call for the Peoples' Democratic Party's (HDP) voters to remain "neutral" in the upcoming Istanbul re-election shows a rivalry between Selahattin Demirtaş, the party's jailed former co-chair, and Öcalan, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said.
ECHR says Greece violated human rights of 5 unaccompanied migrant minors
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday that Greece had subjected five unaccompanied migrant minors to inhuman and degrading treatment, and violated their right to liberty and security.
European Rights Court Censures Moldova for Deporting Turks
The European Court of Human Rights, ECHR ruled against Moldova on Monday, saying that Chisinau violated the rights of the seven professors by deporting them to Turkey in September 2018.
Turkey violated right to respect for private life of teacher: ECHR
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has said in a ruling that Turkey violated a teacher's right to respect for private and family life by denying him a teaching post abroad based on his wife's clothing and a previous arrest that never resulted in a prosecution.