Opposition MP accuses justice ministry of lying about mistreatment, torture in Turkish prisons

Human rights defender and Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu has accused Turkey’s Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ of lying about mistreatment and...

Complaints about Turkish Justice Ministry have surged by 266 pct since 2017

The Turkish Ombudsman, which looks into complaints regarding the delivery of public services in the country, received more than 2,500 complaints about the Justice...

Turkey ordered detention of 148 people over alleged Gülen links in a week

Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 148 people due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, according to Turkish...

Turkey prohibits Syrians from going home to see family for Eid

Turkey has prohibited Syrian refugees in the country from visiting family in northern Syria for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr, Turkish Minute reported, citing Voice...

Greek police rescue 64 asylum seekers left on border islet by smugglers: report

Greek police rescued 64 asylum seekers, including 10 children, who had been left by smugglers on a tiny islet in the Evros River, which...

Turkey’s jailed rights defender makes final appeal before verdict

One of Turkey’s most famous prisoners appeared in court Friday for what could be his final hearing in a case that has come to...

ECtHR declines to consider application from chronically ill inmate in Turkish prison

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has declined to consider an application filed on behalf of a Turkish inmate suffering from cancer who...

Mothers with young children should not be incarcerated, says CİSST report

A recent report published by the the Civil Society in the Penal System (CİSST) said under no circumstances should young children accompany their mothers...

Iranian asylum seeker in Turkey faces deportation for taking part in Women’s Day March

An Iranian asylum seeker in Turkey has revealed she was detained during a Women's Day March and is at risk of being deported back...

UN cites conviction of Kosovar officials in Turkish intelligence case as progress in the...

The United Nations hailed the court proceedings against Kosovar officials who were involved in the abduction of critics of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

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