Strip-search is an ongoing practice in Edirne prison, opposition deputy says

Strip-search is an ongoing practice in a prison in the northwestern Turkish province of Edirne, human rights defender and Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker...

Businessman illegally brought to Turkey from Iraq arrested over Gülen links 

A Turkish businessman who was illegally brought to Turkey from Iraq by the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has been arrested on terrorism charges due...

Turkish asylum seeker died from torture prior to pushback from Greece: forensics report

Turkey’s Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) has revealed the cause of death of a Turkish asylum seeker who crossed the Aegean Sea and was...

UN reveals involvement of Turkish intelligence agents in torture sessions in Syria: report

A report issued by a United Nations commission on February 7, 2023 reveals the involvement of Turkish officials in the torture of victims who...

3 Turkish policemen arrested for allegedly beating 14-year-old Kurdish boy during Nevruz celebrations

Three Turkish police officers have been arrested for allegedly beating a 14-year-old Kurdish boy during Nevruz celebrations in the predominantly Kurdish province of Diyarbakır,...

3 Turkish gendarmes detained over alleged killing of 2 Syrian refugees at border

Three Turkish gendarmes have been detained for the death of two Syrian refugees who were allegedly killed last week at the Turkey-Syria border, the...

Turkey’s intelligence agency confirms abduction of more than 100 people with alleged links to...

Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has confirmed in its yearly report that it conducted operations for the forcible return of more than 100 people...

17 mistreated, 4 journalists detained, 3 prisoners died in region hit by earthquakes: report

At least 17 people were mistreated by security officers in provinces of southern Turkey that were hit by devastating earthquakes in early February, and...

3 gendarmes suspended on accusations of killing young man who allegedly looted a quake...

Three gendarmes who are accused of beating Ahmet Güreşçi to death in custody after he and his brother Sabri allegedly looted a liquor store...

5,361, including 80 minors, mistreated or tortured in Turkey in 2022: report

An annual report on human rights violations in Turkey drafted by main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) lawmaker Sezgin Tanrıkulu has revealed 5,361 incidents...

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