Toddler, jailed with his mother when 60 days old, still suffers the consequences
Muaz Bahadır, a 2-year-old boy who had to stay in prison for 13 months with his mother, still suffers from a problem with the...
Turkish women’s rights activists urge authorities to take action against stalking
Women's rights activists in Turkey have urged authorities to amend the Turkish Penal Code (TCK) to make stalking a punishable crime, the Duvar news...
Turkish authorities impose fine and confiscate home of Yüksel Street protestor
Turkish authorities have imposed a TL 80,000 ($ 5.583) administrative fine and confiscated a house belonging to Acun Karadağ, a former public servant summarily...
[UPDATE] Turkey’s controversial cybersecurity law officially in effect
A controversial new cybersecurity law passed by the Turkish parliament last week was published in the Official Gazette on Wednesday and is now officially...
At least 40 child workers died in Turkey in first 8 months of 2023:...
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Fethi Açıkel has announced that at least 40 child workers in Turkey lost their lives, in the...
Turkey orders detention of 140 people over alleged Gülen links in 2 days
Turkish prosecutors in the space of two days ordered the detention of 140 people including teachers, former civil servants, academics and active duty and...
15 bar associations slam defacing of Kurdish-language traffic signs
Fifteen bar associations from Turkey’s Kurdish-majority regions have issued a joint statement condemning the defacing of Kurdish traffic signs, allegedly under the supervision of...
‘I don’t want him to die in prison,’ says spouse of lymphoma patient imprisoned...
The wife of Veysel Alıcı, who was arrested in February on charges of links to the Gülen movement despite his lymphoma, told the Bold...
DEM Party lawmaker slams Turkish gov’t inaction in preventing prison deaths
Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) deputy Gülcan Kaçmaz Sayyiğit in a parliamentary speech on Wednesday condemned the high number of inmate deaths in Turkish prisons,...
Turkey arrests 78-year-old disabled Kurdish villager on terrorism charges
A court in Turkey has ruled for the arrest of Emin Soyal, a 78-year-old man with documented disabilities and health issues who was detained...
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