Anti-Sisi activist facing deportation from Turkey goes on hunger strike
An Egyptian activist who was recently detained in İstanbul and sent to a repatriation center in eastern Turkey has been on a hunger strike...
Turkey detains 9 over Gülen links after names emerge in ByLock messages
Nine people, including a lawyer and current and former police officers, have been detained in İstanbul and Ankara for alleged links to the Gülen...
Tap water in Hatay still unsafe to drink 8 months after Turkey’s devastating earthquakes
An analysis conducted by healthcare and professional organizations has shown that tap water in Hatay, one of the areas hardest hit by two powerful...
51 detained in Turkey during protest in support of jailed PKK leader
Turkish police on Monday detained 51 people in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır who had gathered to call for the end of prison restrictions...
Jailed businessman Kavala awarded Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Monday awarded its top rights prize to jailed Turkish philanthropist and businessman Osman Kavala,...
Parents of 3-month-old infant arrested on Gülen conviction, sparking public outrage
The parents of a 3-month-old infant were arrested and sent to prison on Saturday night to serve sentences on conviction of Gülen links, leaving...
4 men accused of sexual assault released by court despite forensic evidence supporting allegations
A Turkish court released four men accused of sexually assaulting a woman despite forensic evidence strongly supporting the allegations, once again raising concerns that...
Former teacher accompanied by 3-year-old daughter sent to prison to serve sentence on conviction...
Sevilay Albayrak, a former teacher previously sentenced to seven years, six months in prison for her links to the faith-based Gülen movement, has been...
Turkey’s top appeals court says former interior minister should pay damages to academic over...
The Supreme Court of Appeals has said in a judgment that former interior minister Süleyman Soylu should pay non-pecuniary damages to academic Baskın Oran...
Newly freed Turkish journalist says hundreds wrongfully imprisoned over 2016 coup links
Journalist Merdan Yanardağ, the editor-in-chief of Turkish broadcaster TELE1 who was released from prison earlier this week, has stated that he witnessed that there...
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