Lawyer for arrested Furkan Foundation leader says client under psychological pressure in prison
The lawyer for Alparslan Kuytul, the arrested leader of the anti-government Furkan Foundation, said in a social media post that Kuytul was put under...
Ailing 80-year-old inmate sent to Turkey’s Council of Forensic Medicine for examination
Makbule Özer, an ailing 80-year-old inmate in a high-security prison in eastern Van province, was taken to Turkey’s Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) for...
Ailing 83-year-old prisoner hospitalized after health deteriorates
Mehmet Emin Özkan, an 83-year-old inmate who was not released by authorities despite suffering from severe health problems, was hospitalized on Friday after his...
Journalists demonstrate in solidarity with 16 Kurdish colleagues in jail
Journalists in several Turkish cities staged demonstrations on Friday to show solidarity with 16 of their colleagues who were arrested in the southeastern province...
Families of occupational accident victims wait years for compensation
The families of workers who died in occupational accidents have complained of waiting for years to be compensated for their loss, the Birgün daily...
Turkish citizens who fled to Sweden will feel unsafe if Stockholm fails to abide...
Middle East/North Africa (MENA) and Turkey analyst from Sweden Bitte Hammergren said in a series of tweets on Monday that it is very important...
73 inmates died in Turkish prisons in 2022, opposition lawmaker says
Seventy-three inmates have died in Turkish prisons in 2022, according to a report by Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy and human rights defender Ömer...
Iconic İstanbul inn to be returned to Armenian foundation 92 years after confiscation by...
The Sanasaryan Inn, one of the oldest Armenian buildings in İstanbul, which was confiscated by the Turkish state in 1930, will be returned to...
Turkish parliament strips Kurdish MP of parliamentary status
The Turkish parliament on Thursday stripped lawmaker Semra Güzel from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), who is currently in jail, of her parliamentary...
Germany rejects Turkey’s request for judicial assistance in trial of Kurdish singer and activist...
The Darmstadt Prosecutor General's Office denied a Turkish court's request for judicial assistance in the trial of famous singer and activist Ferhat Tunç, on...
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