Inmate in Iskenderun prison faces foot amputation if not treated immediately
An inmate in Turkey's southeastern Iskenderun T-Type Prison has appealed to the Human Rights Association (IHD), saying he is at risk of losing his...
Joint letter calls for release of 48 people arrested over May Day demonstrations
More than 100 individuals well known in Turkish society have called for the release of 48 people who were arrested earlier this month after...
Turkish authorities detain 14 female university students on Gülen charges
A total of 14 female university students were detained in Turkey's capital of Ankara on June 1 for alleged links to the Gülen movement,...
CoE calls on Turkey to amend criminal and anti-terrorism laws, release political prisoners
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE), which monitors the enforcement of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR),...
Turkish authorities arrest disabled bomb disposal expert on terrorism conviction
Bilal Konakçı, a bomb disposal expert with the police who lost his hand and was blinded in an explosion, was arrested yesterday after Turkey's...
UN Human Rights Council on death of Ebru Timtik : No one should have...
Special rapporteurs from the UN Human Rights Council in a statement issued on Wednesday condemned the preventable death of lawyer Ebru Timtik after a...
695 child laborers have died in workplace accidents in Turkey in last 11 years:...
At least 695 minors died in workplace accidents in Turkey between 2013 and May of this year, according to a newly released report by...
Turkish man who fatally shot his wife posts the murder on social media
A man who shot his wife in an “honor killing” on Tuesday in western Çanakkale province posted the murder on social media, Turkish media...
Former governor acquitted of gender-based violence charges despite evidence
A former Turkish governor was acquitted of domestic violence charges despite compelling evidence against him, the Gazete Duvar news website reported.
Orhan Çiftçi, the former governor...
Rights activists struggle to keep Yusuf Bilge Tunç on the agenda 5 years into...
Turkish human rights activists on Wednesday took to the social media platform X to draw attention to Yusuf Bilge Tunç, a former public sector...
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