Family of 14-year-old Kurd pressured by district governor to withdraw mistreatment complaint

The family of a 14-year-old Kurdish teenager who has accused police officers of physical assault has been urged by the local district governor to...

Student detained for receiving money from relatives abroad, accused of ‘terrorist financing’

Esengül Arslan, a 23-year-old nursing student in Istanbul, has been detained for receiving funds sent by her relatives abroad, which authorities have labeled as...

Activists call for release of ailing 76-year-old inmate

Social media users on Thursday called on Turkish authorities to release Ahmet Öztürk, an ailing prisoner who is suffering from deteriorating health. https://twitter.com/odakdunyam/status/1796244690423136726 A retired banker,...

Justice remains elusive for victims of police brutality 11 years after Turkey’s Gezi Park...

The families of teenagers Berkin Elvan and Ali İsmail Korkmaz, who were killed due to the disproportionate police response to Turkey’s nationwide 2013 Gezi...

Social media campaign urges release of inmate suffering from debilitating neurological disorder

Social media users on Wednesday called on Turkish authorities to release Yazgül Dural, an inmate suffering from a neurological disorder whose health has deteriorated...

Teacher’s arrest deepens plight of torture victim’s family

Asuman Birinci, the wife of Eyüp Birinci, who endured severe torture in police custody resulting in critical injuries, was recently arrested in Antalya on...

Yalçınkaya v Türkiye: The implications and potential consequences of continuing non-compliance

Dr Suzanne Egan In light of the recent judgment of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Yalçınkaya v Türkiye, this...

Turkey detains 90 people over alleged Gülen links

Turkish police have detained 90 people across 17 provinces over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group targeted by the government,...

Top appeals court’s honorary president says 99 percent of rulings by Turkish courts are...

Professor Sami Selçuk, the honorary president of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals, has harshly criticized the practice of replacing judges, especially in critical trials,...

Turkey’s state-run broadcaster assigns female employee to work under executive she accused of sexual...

Public broadcaster Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) has assigned a female employee as a subordinate of an executive she has accused of systematic...

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