Turkish authorities drop 1991 massacre of Kurdish civilians due to statute of limitations
Turkish prosecutors have dropped the case of seven Kurdish civilians who were killed by soldiers in southeast Turkey in 1991 due to the expiration...
Kurdish teenagers allegedly mistreated by police in SE Turkey
Six teenagers who were detained in the southeastern province of Hakkari on Wednesday allege that they were mistreated by the police, the Mezopotamya news...
CISST received 1,572 complaints of mistreatment and neglect in Turkish prisons over the past...
A total of 1,572 appeals were submitted to the Civil Society in the Penal System (CISST) complaining of mistreatment, torture and neglect in Turkish...
Erdoğan supporters discuss on Clubhouse how to exterminate political prisoners
Audio records of a chatroom on social media app Clubhouse revealed a conversation among supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on how to...
Turkey’s espionage activities in Malaysia exposed as more details uncovered
The abductions, detentions and extraditions of three Turkish nationals in Malaysia as part of clandestine operation by Turkey’s state security services in cooperation with...
Erdoğan attacks top courts, says ‘unsettled’ by their ‘incomprehensible’ rulings
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has lashed out at two of the country’s top courts due to some rulings that go against the stance...
Former court clerk who perished while fleeing Turkey’s crackdown laid to rest on Greek...
Nurdan Şenocak Gündüz, 34, a former court clerk who died with her husband while trying to flee to Greece, was laid to rest on...
Fifth Turkish national detained in Malaysia as Najib Razak ramps up persecution of Erdoğan...
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A fifth case of arbitrary detention of a Turkish national by Malaysian authorities as part of escalating witch-hunt persecution of critics abroad by Turkey’s...
Judge faces investigation for ordering release of celebrity manager
The Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK), Turkey’s top judicial board, has launched an investigation into Judge Fatih Kapan over his order to release...
Paralyzed inmate has been awaiting presidential pardon for a year amid health concerns
Şerife Sulukan, a woman suffering from paralysis and epilepsy who is jailed for links to the faith-based Gülen movement, has been awaiting a presidential...
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