European Court of Human Rights

The European Court of Human Rights put questions to Türkiye in the application over the death of 11-year-old Rabia Naz Vatan. The court asked whether an effective investigation had been conducted.…

DEM Party Ağrı Deputy Sırrı Sakık met with Selahattin Demirtaş in Edirne. He demanded that the freedom of imprisoned politicians not be tied to a framework law, and that decisions of the ECtHR and the Constitutional Court be implemented.…

At its meeting on September 15-16, 2026, the committee, citing rulings by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), called on Türkiye to ensure the "immediate release" of former HDP co-chairs Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ. It also requested clarification on whether the new law covers applicants in the Demirtaş case file.…

The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers, at its meeting on September 15-16, repeated its call for the immediate release of Osman Kavala and asked that concrete steps taken or planned be reported by October 14. The file will be taken up again no later than the December 1-3 meeting.…