Woman whose family died fleeing Turkey detained over Gülen links
Gülfem Yeni, whose husband and two children died two years ago in the Aegean Sea while fleeing oppression in Turkey, was detained on Friday...
HDP deputy Kaya submits parliamentary question concerning access to healthcare in Istanbul prison
Hüda Kaya, a deputy from the Peoples' Democratic Party, has submitted a parliamentary question addressing Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül regarding the lack of accessible...
Turkey’s witch hunt of critics reached to Belarus
Turkey’s relentless campaign to hunt down critics of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan abroad was carried out in Belarus by Turkish diplomats, judicial documents obtained...
Coalition for Women in Journalism condemns anti-Semitic attacks against Turkish journalist Karel Valansi
The Coalition for Women in Journalism (CFWIJ) in a statement on Wednesday condemned anti-Semitic attacks by Turkey’s pro-government media outlets on Karel Valansi, a...
5 pct of Turkish women exposed to sexual violence in past year according to...
Five percent of Turkish women were exposed to sexual violence in the past year according to data shared by Minister of Family and Social...
Reports reveal criminal neglect in case of academic who died of COVID-19 in prison
Evidence of criminal neglect is emerging as reports claim that jailed academic Halil Şimşek, who died in western Çanakkale Prison after contracting COVID-19, had...
Appeals court upholds sentences given to İpek family members
A regional appeals court has upheld prison sentences given to members of the İpek family, whose İpek Holding was seized by the Turkish government...
Turkish authorities launch investigation into journalist who reported on rape and murder allegations against...
Turkish authorities have launched an investigation into Baransel Ağca, a journalist who reported on rape and murder allegations against ruling Justice and Development Party...
Turkish gov’t abducted teacher in Kenya over relationship to Gülen, wife claims
The wife of a teacher who is a nephew of US-based Muslim preacher Fethullah Gülen has claimed that her husband was abducted by operatives...
2 Kurdish men shot on Turkey’s Iraq border by Turkish security forces
Two Kurdish men were shot and seriously injured by Turkish security forces in southeastern Hakkari province on Tuesday while trying to cross the border...
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