Turkish student with chronic illness jailed for ‘insulting’ Erdoğan is denied medication in prison
A chronically ill Turkish student has been denied prescribed medication following her arrest for holding a protest sign referring to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
European rights watchdog says it’s worried about Turkey after mayor’s arrest: report
The head of the Council of Europe, the continent’s leading human rights watchdog, told Reuters it was worried about any violation of rights in Turkey after...
Int’l rights groups condemn Turkey’s crackdown on legal community, İstanbul bar
An international coalition of lawyers, bar associations and human rights groups has in a joint statement condemned the Turkish government’s escalating campaign against the İstanbul Bar...
Death of jailed teacher’s daughter is a rights abuse, Turkey should free political prisoners:...
British lawmaker Edward Leigh has described the recent death of a 15-year-old girl whose mother is imprisoned in Turkey as a human rights violation...
Lawyers find compelling evidence supporting claims of police mistreatment during İstanbul protests
Turkish lawyers said there was credible evidence that supported claims of unlawful strip-search, abuse and mistreatment by police during recent protests in İstanbul, the...
Turkish journalist detained after reporting alleged assault of nationalist party official
A Turkish journalist was detained Wednesday after publishing a report alleging that a local official from the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) was assaulted...
University students promise to continue academic boycott despite increasing pressure
Students leading an academic boycott in response to the arrest of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu have vowed to continue their protest, undeterred by a...
Turkey detains 36 in raids targeting Gülen movement-linked business network
Turkish authorities have detained 36 suspects in coordinated raids across four provinces as part of an ongoing investigation into a business allegedly linked to...
PACE urges Turkey to implement ECtHR rulings
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution on Wednesday urging Turkey to fulfill its obligations under the European Convention on Human...
Prominent Turkish academic ends political commentary, fearing imprisonment
Prominent Turkish academic and journalist Nuray Mert has announced that she will no longer write about Turkish politics or speak publicly on political matters,...
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