19,000 Syrian refugees deported for security reasons: Turkey’s interior minister
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has said 19,336 Syrian refugees have been deported from Turkey for security reasons since 2016, Turkish Minute reported.
Soylu’s remarks...
CHP lawmaker submits parliamentary questions regarding human rights violations in Turkish prisons
Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Özcan Purçu in a parliamentary question addressing the Turkish Ministry of Justice demanded to know whether the ministry was...
Purge victim lawyer, mother of 4-month-old infant, dies by suicide
Emine Üzel Ahmadı, 29, the mother of a 4-month-old baby and a former lawyer who was dismissed by an emergency decree as part of...
169 people including 5 inmates died, 339 maltreated or tortured in Turkey in April:...
Cases of human rights violations in Turkey in April included 169 deaths and 339 incidents of torture or maltreatment, with 78 of them taking...
Families of high-speed train accident victims say justice stalled for 4 years
The families of people who died in a high-speed train accident in Turkey in 2018 on Wednesday said they were still waiting for accountability...
52 detained over alleged Gülen links in ‘payphone investigation’
Turkish authorities have detained 52 active duty and former military officers as well as former military cadets due to their alleged links to the...
Journalists to gather in Turkish cities to demonstrate against proposed social media law
Journalists will gather on Tuesday to demonstrate against a social media bill that was approved in committee on Thursday stipulating sanctions, including a prison...
Turkey to seek extradition of 33 political dissidents from Sweden, Finland
Turkey’s justice minister said Wednesday that his ministry will seek the extradition of 33 political dissidents from Sweden and Finland under a deal to...
Kurdish politician suffering from dementia fit to remain in prison: Turkey’s forensics council
In yet another controversial report drafted by Turkey’s Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK), it was stated that a jailed Kurdish politician who is suffering...
Main opposition leader visits Şırnak, vows to shed light on Roboski massacre
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu visited the predominantly Kurdish-populated Şırnak province in southeastern Turkey on Thursday and promised to shed...
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