Gov’t criticized for lack of transparency as allocation of billions in earthquake aid scrutinized
Following two powerful earthquakes in southern Turkey a year ago that triggered a nationwide wave of support for the victims, questions have arisen about...
Turkish media worker Zafer Özsoy faces 3 life sentences with no evidence
A Turkish media worker, who has been behind bars for 478 days, faces three consecutive life sentences and additional 15 years in jail on...
Inmates suffer in sweltering heat due to water outages at Antalya prison
Inmates at an Antalya prison in southern Turkey are enduring hardship due to sudden and prolonged water outages amid the summer heat, the Bold...
Students evicted from dormitories, deprived of scholarships for attending LGBTI parade
Several university students were removed from public dormitories and deprived of their scholarships for attending a parade to support LGBT people, Turkish Minute reported...
Former bureaucrat who turned up in Ankara prison after 9 months missing has lost...
Hüseyin Galip Küçüközyiğit, a former Turkish bureaucrat who had been missing since December 2020 and has been found in Ankara’s Sincan Prison, has lost...
Saturday Mothers activist to receive compensation for detention during protest
Aydın Aydoğan, a member of the Saturday Mothers activist group, has won a court case and will receive non-pecuniary damages from the state for...
Amnesty report highlights severe restrictions on peaceful protest in Turkey
Amnesty International's latest report, released on Tuesday, highlights escalating restrictions and punitive measures against peaceful protesters in Turkey, undermining the right to peaceful assembly.
Turkey...
Woman imprisoned on Gülen links suffers from leukemia, appeals for release
A woman arrested a month ago for alleged links to the Gülen movement has requested release from prison, saying she has leukemia and needs...
Wages stagnate, cost of living bites: Labor union protests TurkStat over inflation figures
The Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions (DİSK) gathered outside the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) in Ankara on Monday to protest the latest inflation data,...
Human rights advocates criticize arbitrary solitary confinement in Turkish prisons
Turkish human rights advocates have criticized prison authorities for arbitrarily imposing solitary confinement as a punishment for inmates, the Bianet news website reported.
In a statement...
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