European Court approves the ban of Turkish Islamist party

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on 31 July that the ban of the Turkish Islamist Welfare Party did not violate human rights laws. Turkey's government banned the party in 1998 because it worked against the country's secular principles.

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on 31 July that the ban of the Turkish Islamist Welfare Party did not violate human rights laws. Turkey’s government banned the party in 1998 because it worked against the country’s secular principles.