Supreme court orders release of Kurd held for deportation

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the immediate release of a Turkish national of Kurdish origin who had been held in detention since March of last year for deportation purposes, ruling that his 11-month detention was “prolonged, unjustified and without any realistic prospect of removal”.

In its decision, the court ruled that the length of detention, combined with the authorities’ actions, rendered the continued deprivation of liberty ‘unlawful’.

The applicant had been detained pending deportation...