Former judge jailed on Gülen links dies from cancer shortly after release
Former judge Alparslan Güngör, who was imprisoned for three years on alleged Gülen links and diagnosed with stage four lung cancer shortly after his...
At a time when women need protection the most, the Turkish gov’t is doing...
Withdrawing from the Istanbul Convention will have a disastrous effect on women, children and the LGBTQ+ community, said novelist Elif Şafak in a recent...
Turkish police sexually assaulted navy sergeant, threatened him with rape of his daughter
A navy sergeant in an elite special forces unit testified in court about the torture he and his colleagues suffered at the hands of...
Altan’s release sets important precedent for political prisoners: Freedom House
In a statement issued following the release of author and journalist Ahmet Altan, the Washington-based Freedom House called on Turkish courts to similarly rectify...
Public prosecutor bans opposition fliers for mentioning ‘one man rule’
A public prosecutor in the Turkish province of Zonguldak has banned the distribution of fliers prepared by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)...
Turkish authorities unlawfully arrest pregnant woman on alleged Gülen links
Emel Top Bayraktar, 29, a research assistant at Bingöl University in eastern Turkey, has been arrested for alleged links to the Gülen movement, despite...
Turkish gov’t seizes pension of jailed media executive Hidayet Karaca
The pension of jailed media executive Hidayet Karaca was confiscated by the Turkish government, his son Sıdkı Karaca said in a tweet yesterday.
“All of...
Remains of 261 alleged members of PKK buried next to sewage line, not returned...
The remains of 261 alleged members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) that were removed from Garzan Cemetery in Bitlis province in December...
Turkish prosecutor requests lifting of journalist and MP Şık’s immunity
A Turkish prosecutor has filed a summary of proceedings requesting the lifting of the parliamentary immunity of independent deputy and journalist Ahmet Şık over...
Former district governors are being tortured at Ankara Police Department, former deputy says
Thirty-seven former district governors who have been in detention at the Ankara Police Department for the past eight days are being tortured and mistreated,...
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