Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights

A rally marking the third anniversary of the failed coup attempt in Istanbul, Turkey, 15 July 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN

"We invite the authorities to adhere to national and universal legal regulations and to comply with human rights rules in their investigations and prosecutions," MAZLUMDER said in a statement.

The jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Abdullah Öcalan, was captured and brought to Turkey on Feb. 15, 1999. Turkey had taken the risk of going to war if necessary when it called on Syria to return Öcalan, according to a retired ambassador who was the deputy undersecretary of the Turkish Foreign Ministry at the time.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Dec. 19 ordered Turkey to pay 68,000 euros in compensation to a man who filed an application with the court that a police officer had shot him without subsequently being punished. The court said the police had violated his right to life.

Three nominees presented by Turkey to the Council of Europe for the judge's seat at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) have passed an elimination process after two previous nominee lists were rejected by the advisory panel. 

Turkey's Foreign Ministry on Sunday slammed a decision by Greek Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis to block the extradition of journalist Turgut Kaya, despite a court ruling clearing the process in early June.

"This reveals once again that the traditional sentiments of the Greek political power against Turkey have not changed," ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy said in a statement. 

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Turkey to pay 5,000 euros as non-pecuniary damage to a diabetic prisoner who complained of not receiving meals compatible with his diet during his detention.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Jan. 30 ordered Turkey to pay 10,000 euros in respect of non-pecuniary damage to a paraplegic university student following his application over the violation of the right to education in the eastern province of Elazığ.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Sept. 19 that the Turkish government must pay compensation amounting to 30,000 euros for the lack of safety measures on a building site that led to the death of a man in 2002.

If it receives complaints, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will decide whether a commission formed by the Turkish government for complaints on decree law practices has been a sufficient domestic remedy, Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland said on March 1.

There are new developments on the presidential system and the capital punishment topics after talks between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli.