Spain halts extradition of Turkish-Swedish writer Hamza Yalçın
The Spanish government on Friday decided not to extradite Hamza Yalçın, a Turkish-Swedish reporter and writer who was taken into custody in Barcelona over...
Down Syndrome child accompanies mother in prison as parents jailed over Gülen links
A 22-month-old child who suffers from Down Syndrome is living in jail along with his mother after both his mother and father were imprisoned...
Former governor Kürklü detained by Turkish gov’t over alleged links to Gülen movement
Former Burdur Governor Hasan Kürklü, who was suspended from his duty in the aftermath of a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016, was...
Suspect caught in murder of Syrian activist and journalist daughter in Turkey
A suspect in the murder of Syrian opposition activist Orouba Barakat and her 22-year-old journalist daughter Halla Barakat in İstanbul was caught on Saturday...
Turkish gendarmeries tear up female lawyer’s clothes at courtroom
A female lawyer who came to the hearing of her client inside jail was brutally manhandled by the Turkish gendarmerie. Lawyer Lale Beşe, a...
Jailed HDP leader Demirtaş: My prison cell was searched after tweets from my account
Imprisoned Kurdish political leader Selahattin Demirtaş said in messages posted on his Twitter account on Saturday that his cell was searched after tweets were...
Turkish gov’t puts 669th baby behind bars over his parents’ alleged links to Gülen...
Turkish government put the 669th baby behind the bars as his father and mother were arrested and sent to jail as part of massive...
Amnesty Kirklees opens Silenced Voices Exhibition to show solidarity with jailed/exiled Turkish journalists
International human rights organization Amnesty International's (AI) Kirklees branch Amnesty Kirklees in the United Kingdom (UK) has opened an exhibition titled the "Silenced Voices"...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 217 soldiers, detains 44 soldiers & more than...
Turkish government has issued detentions warrant for hundreds and detained dozens of people on Friday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign...
Turkish court jails Sevinç Bozan, co-mayor of Mardin’s Artuklu district
A Turkish court in Mardin province has jailed the co-mayor of Mardin’s Artuklu district, Sevinç Bozan on Friday. It was reported that Bozan was detained...
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