Woman fears sick fiancé imprisoned on Gülen links is victim of neglect
The fiancée of a man arrested on Gülen links said she feared he is a victim of neglect as he has lost an enormous...
Academic fired from Istanbul Commerce University for giving Kurdish assignment
Dr. Bekir Tank, a history professor at İstanbul Commerce University, was dismissed from his job on August 31 for giving an assignment to his...
Dismissed Turkish civil servant dies by suicide after imprisonment, sons’ life sentences
A 67-year-old man died by suicide in Ankara late Monday after years of fallout from a coup attempt in Turkey in 2016, including dismissal...
Family of inmate who died following surgery not allowed to see his body: İHD...
Eren Keskin, co-chair of the Human Rights Association (İHD), has announced that doctors have confirmed the brain death of sick inmate Ergün Akdoğan, who...
Greece says stops over 1,000 migrants from Turkey
Athens on Monday accused smugglers from Turkey of trying to send more than a thousand migrants to Greek islands before the boats were detected...
Activists face prison for ‘insulting’ Turkish President Erdoğan on social media
Three activists, part of an online group called “Anonymous Movement” (İsimsizler Hareketi) that produces content critical of the Turkish government on their Twitter account,...
Dismissed Turkish civil servant hospitalized after reported suicide attempt in prison
A Turkish civil servant dismissed by an emergency decree after a coup attempt in 2016 and later sentenced to prison was hospitalized after attempting...
Justice remains elusive for victims of police brutality 11 years after Turkey’s Gezi Park...
The families of teenagers Berkin Elvan and Ali İsmail Korkmaz, who were killed due to the disproportionate police response to Turkey’s nationwide 2013 Gezi...
German Journalists Association calls on RTÜK to lift ban on Deutsche Welle
The German Association of Journalists has called on Turkey’s broadcasting regulator to immediately lift a ban on the Turkish edition of German international broadcaster...
Increasing COVID-19 cases in Turkish prisons cause panic among families of political prisoners
An exponential increase of COVID-19 cases in Turkish prisons has caused panic among families of political prisoners following reports of outbreaks in prisons in...
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