Osman

My former colleague Osman Durrani, who has died aged 77, was a scholar of German literature and culture with a broad range of research interests. He wrote books on Goethe, Faust and the Bible (1977) and Faust: Icon of Modern Culture (2004),…

Issued on: 29/12/2022 - 11:46 A Turkish appellate court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of a leading critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan whose jailing has added to…

Issued on: 25/04/2022 - 18:27 A Turkish court Monday sentenced leading intellectual and rights defender Osman Kavala to life in jail on highly controversial coup plot charges…

Issued on: 22/04/2022 - 18:11 One of Turkey's most famous prisoners made his final appeal for freedom on Friday, at the culmination of a years-long trial that has come to…

Days before Osman Kavala’s appearance in a Turkish court this Friday, his wife, Ayse Bugra, gave an exclusive interview to FRANCE 24. She spoke about the accusations faced by the so-called "red billionaire", a prominent…

Europe’s top human rights body has launched disciplinary action against Turkey for its refusal to release a jailed businessman and philanthropist, striking a fresh symbolic blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s relations with the…

Issued on: 19/10/2021 - 11:26 Turkey's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday summoned the ambassadors of France, the United States and eight other countries to protest a statement they issued…