DEM lawmaker slams authorities for disregarding inmates’ lack of access to proper healthcare
Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) lawmaker Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu has criticized Turkish authorities for their disregard of inadequate medical care in prisons, pointing...
European mayors call for immediate release of İstanbul counterpart
A group of European mayors has strongly condemned the detention of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and other local elected officials in Turkey, describing it...
Asylum seeker repatriated by Germany imprisoned in Turkey over Gülen links
A Turkish man deported from Germany in December has been jailed pending trial in Ankara for alleged ties to the Gülen movement, according to...
Police fire rubber bullets, tear gas during protest near İstanbul City Hall
Turkish riot police on Thursday fired rubber bullets and tear gas as demonstrators protested near İstanbul City Hall over the detention of Mayor Ekrem...
Turkish journalist receives sentence on charges of insulting security forces
Journalist Merdan Yanardağ was sentenced to more than a year in prison on Thursday for publicly insulting the state’s security forces, the Deutsche Welle (DW) Turkish...
Turkey’s RTÜK sanctions TV stations due to content over detained Istanbul mayor
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey’s broadcasting and streaming regulator, has imposed maximum fines on several media outlets for their coverage of the detention...
PACE says İstanbul mayor’s detention politically motivated, calls for his release
The Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Wednesday called for the immediate release of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu,...
Inmates in central Turkey develop skin lesions from contaminated water
Inmates at Kırşehir Prison in central Turkey have reportedly developed skin lesions due to contaminated water.
Journalist Sevinç Özaslan revealed on social media that inmates...
Former cadet serving life sentence on coup charges reportedly on verge of suicide
Muhammed Macit, a former cadet serving a life sentence in Ankara, recently told a visitor he was considering suicide, the Tr724 news website reported.
During...
Young Turkish teacher dies by suicide after losing teaching position in controversial hiring process
A young teacher in Turkey’s Giresun province died by suicide after being denied a teaching position despite a higher exam score, sparking renewed criticism...
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