Turkish gov’t arrests mother of a baby with congenital heart defect on coup charges
A social media user with the username “@sercancan32151” on Tuesday took to Twitter to say that the woman in the photo above has recently...
Hrant Dink Foundation: Jews, Syrians and Greeks main targets of hate speeches in Turkey
Hate speeches in Turkey have basically targeted Jews, Syrians and Greeks mostly in the period May-August period in 2017, according to a report released...
Female detainees exposed to severe ill-treatment in Turkey’s Jail
Female detainees have been subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment in jail in Turkey’s Elazığ province, according to social media posts by lawyer Hüseyin...
Turkish gov’t tolerates ISIL-related associations as closing down thousands of peaceful CSOs
Turkey's political Islamists government under the rule of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reportedly tolerated the activities of the radical Islamist associations which...
Pro-Kurdish HDP: Turkish government jails 4,500 party members in 2 years
Turkish government has detained about 11,000 pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) members in the last two years and put 4,500 of them in prison,...
Turkish gov’t imprisons 6 female lawyers over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government has imprisoned 6 female lawyers in Erzurum province on Tuesday over their alleged links to the Gülen movement.
It was reported that a...
Freedom House: Turkish gov’t detains tens of thousands arbitrarily over alleged use of ByLock
The US-based think tank Freedom House, which has listed Turkey in his newly released report among the countries in which Internet freedoms are restricted...
Turkish police detains 30 people for ‘insulting’ wife of pro-Erdogan TV presenter
İstanbul police detain at least 30 people for insulting Şeyma Subaşı, the wife of Turkey’s one of the richest and well-known TV presenters, Acun...
Deputy of Turkey’s ruling AKP: Peace signatory academics, journalists do not even deserve to...
Şahap Kavcıoğlu, a deputy from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), said academics, journalists and politicians who signed a peace declaration in 2016...
Turkish gov’t detains 32 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government has detained 32 people across Turkey on Tuesday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting the alleged members of...
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