Turkish gov’t detains 25 people, mostly doctors, over alleged Gülen links
The Turkish government detained 25 people, mostly doctors who used to work for hospitals closed over alleged affiliation with the Gülen movement, in a...
Press freedom groups urge Turkey to free journalists targeted during anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown
The International Press Institute (IPI) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on Turkish authorities on Wednesday to release journalists jailed or detained...
Dismissed civil servant imprisoned over alleged Gülen links dies of cancer
Yaşar Elibol, a former civil servant fired from his job and jailed over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, died of bone cancer...
Paralyzed inmate sent back to prison 3 days after major surgery
Şerife Sulukan, 45, a paralyzed woman serving time on conviction of affiliation with the Gülen movement who underwent major heart surgery on Monday, was...
Turkey’s ruling AKP rejects parliamentary motion to probe individual armament
A parliamentary motion asking for an inquiry into the individual armament inside Turkey has been rejected by the votes from the ruling Justice and...
Jailed journalist Ünal: By arresting journalists you cannot save yourselves from Dec. 17-25 graft...
Former Ankara Representative of now-closed Zaman daily, Mustafa Ünal, who was standing trial after 419 days in pretrial detention, targeted the the corrupt government...
Conditions for inmates at Turkish prison ‘much better than home,’ gov’t broadcaster claims
Elif Akkuş, a correspondent for Turkish public broadcaster TRT, spent a day with mothers and children at Sincan Prison in Ankara and said that...
Erdoğan brings reinstatement of death penalty to Turkey’s agenda again as elections loom
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has brought reinstatement of the death penalty back to Turkey’s agenda just like he does during almost every election...
Amnesty International’s Turkey Chair Kılıç re-detained by Turkish government
Taner Kılıç, the president of Turkey’s branch of international human rights group Amnesty International, was redetained shortly after a court ordered his release pending...
Turkish gov’t detains at least 59 military officers over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained at least 59 military officers across Turkey on Tuesday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members...
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