Mothers and children suffer from overcrowding, sickness and neglect in Izmir’s Şakran Prison
A female inmate on Thursday said women and children in her ward in Izmir's Şakran Prison were suffering from overcrowding, sickness and neglect, the...
Turkish MP raises allegations of strip-search of 16-year-old arrested over social media post
A Turkish opposition lawmaker has told parliament that a 16-year-old girl arrested on charges of “disseminating“terrorist propaganda” in a social media video was subjected...
Opposition MP calls on justice ministry to respond to his questions on deaths in...
Human rights defender and Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu has called on Turkey’s justice ministry to respond his parliamentary questions on...
347 workers died in occupational accidents in Turkey in first quarter
A total of 347 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in the first quarter of this year, according to a report by the...
Turkey ordered detention of 148 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 148 people due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, according to Turkish...
Worker for gov’t housing agency claims construction site authorities beat him for refusing to...
A construction worker, who worked for Turkey's Housing Development Administration (TOKI), claimed he had been beaten by worksite authorities after refusing to work overtime,...
Courts to decide whether social media posts include disinformation under new law
Turkish courts will decide whether or not a social media post was aimed at producing or disseminating fake news and disinformation online under a...
Musicians in Turkey overwhelmed by frequent bans on concerts
Musicians in Turkey, who represent one of the professions hit hardest by fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, are now struggling with bans imposed on...
19 face detention in southeastern Turkey for Gülen links
Turkish authorities have ordered the detention of 19 people, including 12 academics, in southeastern Bitlis and Gaziantep provinces for alleged links to the Gulen...
Pregnant woman and child detained for wearing T-shirts with Kurdish leader’s picture
A pregnant woman and her child were detained Wednesday evening in eastern Van province for wearing T-shirts displaying a picture of imprisoned Kurdish leader...
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