Air force cadet serving life sentence severely beaten by guards in Silivri Prison

Muhammed Ali Taş, a former air force cadet who was sentenced to life in prison after a July 15, 2016 coup attempt in Turkey,...

6.2 mln children continue to face desperate conditions in Turkey, Syria since quakes: UNICEF

Millions of children and families are struggling to rebuild their lives, with 2.5 million children in Turkey and 3.7 million in Syria in need...

Swedish Embassy in Ankara expects more protests following burning of Quran in Stockholm

Following the burning of a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm on Saturday, several protests took place across Turkey over...

HRW: Turkish airstrikes in Syria lead to humanitarian crisis, disrupting water, electricity

Drone strikes by the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) on Kurdish-held areas of northeast Syria between Oct. 5 and 10 damaged critical infrastructure and resulted...

Turkish justice minister promises reforms to improve healthcare in prisons

Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdağ has said reforms will be made to improve the care of sick inmates in Turkish prisons. Speaking to the Türkiye...

Authorities neglect the disabled in Turkey’s earthquake zone, says Amnesty report

A report released on Thursday by Amnesty International has revealed that people with disabilities in Turkey’s earthquake zone are being neglected by the authorities and humanitarian...

3-year-old prescribed psychiatric medication after mother locked up on bogus terrorism charges

Hülya Bayden, 31, said in a letter to pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy and rights activist Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu that her 3-year-old daughter...

Opposition party politician re-arrested hours after release

After a Turkish court on Thursday ordered the release pending trial of Metin Gürcan, a prominent defense analyst and opposition party co-founder, the politician...

Jailed journalist under investigation for sending letter detailing unsanitary prison conditions

Harun Çümen, a Turkish journalist who had sent a letter from prison about the unsanitary conditions facing inmates in prison, saying they are forced...

Turkey’s Transnational Repression: 2023 in Review

Since a coup attempt in July 2016, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s long arm has reached tens of thousands of Turkish citizens abroad. From...
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