Turkish Twitter users stand against sexual harassment and unlawful strip searches in Turkish prisons
Sexual harassment and unlawful strip-searches in Turkish prisons and detention centers were protested on Twitter on Tuesday after human rights activist and pro-Kurdish Peoples’...
Turkey detains 15 people in operations targeting pro-Kurdish party, lawyers group
At least 15 people, including members of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (HEDEP) and the Association for the Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD),...
Woman faces detention over alleged Gülen links immediately after giving birth: report
A woman who gave birth in the early hours of the new year in the Turkish capital city of Ankara faces detention due to...
‘I’m in prison because I’m a Kurd,’ says jailed Kurdish leader Demirtaş
Jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş, a two-time presidential candidate and former co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) who is currently in his...
Turkey seeks detention of journalist over tweet mourning woman killed by ISIL: report
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s office issued a detention warrant for veteran journalist Cengiz Çandar on the charge of praising crime and criminals over...
High school student’s suicide sparks public debate over Turkey’s housing crisis
A high school student in southeastern Turkey’s Şırnak province allegedly took his own life after being thrown out of a state-sponsored dormitory, sparking criticism...
Purged military officer reveals torture in police custody in Ankara
A purged military officer who was detained last week in Ankara on alleged ties to the Gülen movement revealed torture and other ill-treatment in...
Syrians in Turkey complain of intensified police checkpoints: ‘It’s like living in a prison’
In recent months many unregistered Syrian refugees in Turkey or those who live in provinces other than where they are officially registered have been...
Number of inmates in Turkish prisons almost quadruples over a decade
Figures released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) have revealed how prisons have recorded a quadrupling in annual inmate arrivals over the last 11...
Former union leader criticizes Turkish vocational schools for exploiting student labor
Former union leader Feray Aytekin Aydoğan in a column for the Birgün daily criticized Turkish vocational schools for lax occupational safety measures and for exploiting their...
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