Critically ill prisoner convicted on Gezi charges hospitalized amid calls for his release
Ekim Polat, 24, a critically ill prisoner who was convicted of taking part in the 2013 Gezi Park protests in Turkey, was hospitalized on...
Jailed Kurdish politician faces 43 years in prison on propaganda charges
A new indictment seeks a prison sentence of up to 43 years for a Kurdish politician who was already convicted of terrorism-related charges and...
US-based human rights foundation awards Enes Kanter Freedom human rights prize
The US-based Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice on Tuesday announced they would honor activist and former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom with...
Turkey’s post-coup detention of judges and prosecutors was unlawful: ECtHR
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled that the pretrial detention of 230 judges and prosecutors after a failed 2016 coup...
Turkish police blacklist 20 journalists for writing for online magazine
Turkish police have blacklisted 20 journalists for writing for an online magazine called Journalist Post, a periodical put out by journalists living in exile,...
Inmate convicted on Gülen links denied parole despite eligibility for more than a year
Yusuf Köksal, an inmate convicted of terrorism due to his links to the Gülen movement, has not been released from prison although he became...
Ailing 83-year-old prisoner hospitalized after health deteriorates
Mehmet Emin Özkan, an 83-year-old inmate who was not released by authorities despite suffering from severe health problems, was hospitalized on Friday after his...
Father of 5 dies from cancer shortly after belated release from prison
Tacettin Başer, 58, a father of five, succumbed to cancer on Friday, two weeks after he was belatedly released from prison despite his deteriorating...
Syrian teenager stabbed to death in southern Turkey’s Hatay province
A young Syrian man was stabbed to death on Sunday in an apparent hate crime in the southern Turkish province of Hatay, the Duvar...
Former police officer, summarily dismissed after 2016 coup attempt, dies by suicide
A former police officer who was summarily fired by a government decree after a coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 took his...
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