Tech companies asked to resist internet censorship ahead of Turkish elections
With Turkey scheduled to hold local elections at the end of March, a group of international and local human rights and press advocacy groups...
Woman jailed for husband’s role in corruption operations involving Erdoğan denied medical treatment
Sümeyya Aksoy, 43, the wife of a police chief jailed for her husband’s role in corruption and bribery operations back in 2013 that implicated...
Farmers in Malatya province raise alarm over environmentally devastating mining practices
Residents of Pütürge, a town in Turkey’s Malatya province known for its fruit production, are sounding the alarm over widespread environmental destruction caused by...
Turkey’s top court annuls article enabling internet censorship
Turkey’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday annulled a controversial article of law that authorized the government to remove or restrict access to online content on...
Ailing inmate with cancer kept in prison despite critical condition
Mustafa Aytaç, an inmate at a prison in the western Turkish province of Afyon, remains incarcerated despite suffering from cancer and a medical report...
Migrant found dead after shooting at Greece-Turkey border: report
A female migrant has been found dead after shooting erupted as she and others tried to cross into Greece from Turkey by boat, Greek...
Turkish gov’t prevents sacked teachers to work in private sector
Turkish government ordered private companies to not hire teachers who were dismissed from public schools as part of massive purge launched against critics and...
Opposition deputy criticizes lengthy detention of pregnant woman
The lengthy detention of a pregnant woman who has been in custody for five days on terrorism-related charges is in violation of her rights...
Turkish government fears criticism more than pandemic: Amnesty International
Amnesty International said, in a report released Thursday, the fact that prisoners of conscience have been left to languish in appalling conditions despite a...
Asylum seekers in Germany speak about mistreatment in Turkish detention centers
A group of Turkish asylum seekers on Monday spoke about the mistreatment they faced in Turkish detention centers during an event in the German...
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