Video exposes police negligence during heart attack of teacher tortured in custody
Bold Medya has released a video showing the negligence of police officers in the death of Gökhan Açıkkollu, a purged history teacher who died...
Turkey’s democratic gains for women under threat as country ranks 125th globally for females...
Women’s hard-won democratic gains in Turkey are at risk, a senior opposition lawmaker warned, as the country’s ranks 125th out of 185 nations for...
651 critically ill prisoners are incarcerated in Turkey: opposition MP
There are a total of 1,517 sick inmates in Turkey’s prisons, 651 of whom are suffering from severe illness, an opposition deputy said, citing...
Turkey’s RTÜK pressures TV stations not to televise famous singer Sezen Aksu’s song referencing...
Turkey's broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has made phone calls to Turkish television stations, pressuring them not to televise a...
Turkey’s Erdoğan allegedly sent army chief, advisor to Gül to prevent his candidacy
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar and his chief advisor, İbrahim Kalın, to former President Abdullah Gül...
Turkish court orders closure of LGBTQ+ group despite non-prosecution in obscenity probe
A Turkish court on Thursday ordered the closure of an LGBTQ+ association in İzmir province over alleged obscenity in its social media posts, even...
Turkey detains 4 lawyers on ‘trumped-up charges,’ says jurists association
Turkish authorities have detained four lawyers from the Progressive Lawyers’ Association (ÇHD), the T24 news website reported.
The ÇHD announced that members Betül Vangölü Kozağaçlı,...
Garibe Gezer, found dead in her cell, was beaten and sexually harassed by prison...
Haşim Gezer, the brother of Garibe Gezer, who was found dead in a prison cell in December, said his sister was beaten and sexually...
Turkey continues to prosecute journalism while ignoring fair trial principles: report
The International Press Institute (IPI) in collaboration with Turkey’s Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) on Wednesday published the third trial monitoring report on...
Turkish court jails journalist working for pro-Kurdish agency on terrorism charges
A court in eastern Turkey on Friday ordered the arrest of journalist Cihan Berk on terrorism-related charges after police raided his home earlier in...
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