Families of police chiefs who led 2013 corruption probes denied parole
Family members of former police chiefs who led corruption operations in 2013 that implicated then-prime minister and current President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, his family...
Turkey’s new prison reform law sparks outcry over exclusion of political prisoners
As a new prison reform bill passed into law last week has granted early parole to many inmates in Turkey, the families of political...
Turkish parliament passes bill increasing government monitoring of civil society groups
Turkey’s parliament approved a law Sunday that would increase government monitoring of civil society groups, which rights groups have warned would violate the freedom...
Thousands of people fell victim to gun violence in Turkey last year
Thousands of people in Turkey fell victim to gun violence in 2023, the T24 news website reported, citing a report by the Umut (Hope)...
23 face detention in Turkey due to social media posts about Ankara bombing
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 23 people over their messages on social media about a terrorist attack in Ankara on Sunday that...
Couple subjected to electroshock, beatings, inhumane treatment at Turkish detention center
Müberra and Murat Boşcu, who were detained on October 17, 2016, were subjected to torture including electroshocks, beatings and strip searches as well as...
Policeman slaps Kurdish politician during İstanbul protest, sparking condemnation
A plainclothes policeman slapped a Kurdish politician during a scuffle at a protest in İstanbul on Sunday, sparking widespread condemnation and further demonstrations, Turkish...
Former HDP mayor of Diyarbakır acquitted of terrorist propaganda charges
Adnan Selçuk Mızraklı, the former mayor of southeastern Diyarbakır province from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), was acquitted of charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda,...
Authorities reinstate former doctor summarily dismissed following nurse’s complaint 6 years ago
A former doctor who was fired from his job in a wide-ranging purge in the aftermath of a July 2016 coup attempt in Turkey...
Turkey detains 22 more people in operation targeting Gülen followers
Turkish police on Wednesday detained 22 more people out of 23 named in detention warrants as part an ongoing operation into the financial activities...
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