Teacher briefly detained for criticizing Erdoğan’s ‘Turkey’s Century’
A teacher has been briefly detained in southern Turkey for allegedly targeting “Turkey’s Century,” an election campaign promise made by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
NGOs urge UN to take urgent action for ailing pro-Kurdish-party politician in prison
Several nongovernmental organizations have urged the United Nations to take “urgent” action for the release of jailed Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk, who suffers from...
Turkey convicts journalist over criticism of former interior minister, gendarmerie commander
A Turkish court has convicted journalist Zafer Arapkirli of insult charges due to his social media criticism of former interior minister Süleyman Soylu and...
Family of military cadet lynched by mob on coup night ordered to pay compensation
The family of Murat Tekin, who was killed by a mob on the Bosporus Bridge on the night of a 2016 failed coup in...
Turkey’s top court says rights of journalist Ahmet Altan not violated
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that no rights violation took place in the re-imprisonment of prominent writer and journalist Ahmet Altan after the court...
Critically ill inmate denied release despite serving full sentence
Atilla Coşkun, 35, a critically ill inmate convicted of terrorism, has not been released from prison due to disciplinary penalties although he had served...
Turkey frees terminally ill lawyer, family say it’s too late
A Turkish lawyer suffering from late-stage cancer who lost his leg after receiving delayed medical treatment in prison was released on medical grounds this...
Prisoner on hunger strike in maximum security Turkish prison calls facility a ‘grave for...
Serkan Onur Yılmaz, who is imprisoned for alleged links to the banned Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front (DHKP-C) and has been on a hunger strike for over...
Turkish authorities must swiftly investigate death of journalist Aydın Taş: CPJ
Turkish authorities must swiftly and transparently investigate the death of journalist Aydın Taş, Turkey director of the Crimean News Agency (QHA), Committee to Protect...
Owner of cafe offering service only in Kurdish detained in SE Turkey
A cafe owner in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır was detained following a police raid on his café after he was targeted on...
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