Turkish gov’t puts babies, mothers behind bars without slowing down

A 4-month old infant has been taken into prison by Turkish government along with her mother in Turkey’s Kahramanmaraş province. While the infant’s mother...

Turkish court releases 3 suspects in attack on funeral of HDP deputy’s mother

A Turkish court released three suspects on Friday in their first hearing in a case against an attack on the funeral of Hatun Tuğluk,...

Imprisoned journalists claim to have been tortured in Turkey

Thirteen inmates including journalists Erdoğan Alayumat and Serkan Erdoğan from the Dicle news agency (Dihaber) and Özgürlükçü Demokrasi daily, respectively, both of which were...

ECtHR obliges Turkey to pay 870,957 euros over HR violations in first 7 months...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) verdicts have obliged Turkey to pay 870,957 euros as compensation during the first 7 months of 2017...

Swedish-Turkish journalist wanted by Turkey returns to Sweden

Swedish-Turkish journalist and writer Hamza Yalçın, arrested in Spain in August at the request of Turkey, has returned home to Sweden after Spain decided...

Father of Turkish soldier murdered by ISIL seeks official martyrdom for son

Aydın Taş, the father of Sefer Taş, one of two Turkish soldiers who were allegedly burned to death by Islamic State in Iraq and...

5-year old Turkish boy faces risk of incapability to walk in absence of his...

Tahir Özger, a five-year old boy whose mother has been imprisoned very recently, was operated in the absence of his mother in Kayseri province,...

Turkish security forces strip naked 7 people during detention in anti-PKK operation

Seven people were stripped naked with their hands tied on their back before they were detained as part of an investigation into the outlawed...

H. Büşra Erdal, author, reporter and lawyer, faces 15 years in jail for her...

An author, lawyer and journalist who made a career and a name for herself from years of working as a court reporter who chased...

Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 133 former public servants over alleged Gülen links

Turkish government has issued detention warrants for 133 public servants, including 4 people on active duties, on Thursday over their alleged links to Gülen...

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