Severely disabled man imprisoned for aiding daughter is handcuffed to hospital bed after surgery
An almost totally disabled man, imprisoned for allegedly aiding and abetting his daughter who was wanted for links to the Gülen movement, was handcuffed...
Turkey tightens internet censorship, bans access to 16 VPN providers
Turkey’s Information and Communications Technologies Authority (BTK) has banned access to 16 VPN providers that are frequently used to circumvent government censorship, Turkish Minute...
UN committee raises concerns over continued allegations of torture in Turkey
The UN Committee Against Torture on Friday published its findings on several countries which were reviewed in its latest session, expressing alarm at allegations...
Report: Turkish gov’t has prosecuted 1,539, detained 580, sentenced 103 lawyers since July 2016
The Turkish government has prosecuted 1,539 lawyers, arrested 580 and sentenced 103 lawyers to long prison terms since a controversial military coup attempt on...
Report: Turkey’s conflicts deter exchange students, foreign academics
The number of students visiting Turkish universities with the European Union’s (EU) Erasmus exchange programme dropped by half in three years, while the number...
Turkey to review unresolved cases that drew public outrage, justice minister says
Turkey’s justice minister said Tuesday that authorities are re-examining previously closed case files, with priority given to unresolved cases that triggered public outrage, Turkish...
Turkish gov’t rejects 24 diplomats from Western countries as electoral observers
Twenty-four diplomats from 11 Western countries have been denied permission to observe the Turkish electoral process in Sunday’s parliamentary and presidential elections as part...
Turkey defies pressure to keep philanthropist Kavala in jail
A Turkish court on Friday kept civil society leader Osman Kavala in jail despite Western pressure and the risk the case could further harm...
On Women’s Day, Turkey jails 12 female teachers over coup charges
A Kayseri court ruled on the arrest of 12 female teachers over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of...
Turkey remains world’s worst jailer of journalists, CPJ report says
According to a report released on Thursday by media freedom advocacy
group the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Turkey remains the
world’s worst jailer...
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