Turkey investigates Kurdish politician for promoting his book on social media
Prosecutors in the eastern Turkish province of Kars have launched an investigation into Kurdish politician Mahmut Alınak over a series of social media posts,...
Downward spiral of human rights is continuing in Turkey: German Foreign Office
In its human rights report, which was adopted by the government yesterday, the German Federal Foreign Office said the downward spiral of human rights...
Former governor acquitted of gender-based violence charges despite evidence
A former Turkish governor was acquitted of domestic violence charges despite compelling evidence against him, the Gazete Duvar news website reported.
Orhan Çiftçi, the former governor...
Ankara prosecutor launches investigation into campaign against unlawful strip-searches
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into recent social media posts and news reports exposing the extensive use of strip-searches...
European journalists associations slam Turkey’s efforts at silencing Sweden-based critics
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and the Swedish Union of Journalists have released a joint statement criticizing Turkey for its attempts to have...
Ailing 84-year-old imprisoned after appeals court upholds politically motivated conviction
Nusret Muğla, 84, who suffers from multiple health problems, was arrested on Wednesday after the Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a previous conviction that...
Turkish nationals rank second among asylum seekers in Germany
Turks have been the second largest group seeking asylum in Germany since the beginning of the year, Deutsche Welle Turkish service reported on Thursday,...
1-month-old baby had to sleep on floor in overcrowded cell, former inmate’s account reveals
A former female inmate whose name was not disclosed for security reasons said prison conditions were exceptionally trying for women as they were either...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court rules in favor of labor unions over Labor Day demonstrations
The Constitutional Court of Turkey has ruled that the violent police obstruction of Labor Day gatherings in İstanbul’s historic Taksim Square in 2014 and...
Students detained in ongoing Boğaziçi protests reveal torture, threats by Turkish police: report
“We were detained around 4:30 p.m. and forced to wait in a bus until 5 a.m. The environment itself was torture. We were...
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