Relatives of inmates report mistreatment, lack of access to clean water in central Turkey...
Inmates in Kırşehir Prison in central Anatolia have been subjected to physical assaults and a lack of access to clean water, the Bianet news...
Another university student dies by suicide
Suicide among Turkish university students has become worryingly common, with another student taking his own life in northwest Turkey, the Tr724 news website reported.
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Turkish man released on furlough kills mother and sister
A man who was released from prison on a 10-day furlough killed his mother and sister and then shot himself on Monday, raising concerns...
75-year-old woman serving sentence for sending to money to inmates falls sick in prison
Hatice Yıldız, an ailing 75-year-old woman who had been sentenced to four years on charges of “financing a terrorist organization” because she sent money...
At least 28 events in Kurdish banned in Turkey since 2019: report
Turkish authorities have banned at least 28 concerts and cultural events in the Kurdish language across 16 provinces since 2019, Turkish Minute reported on...
ECtHR faults Turkey for violating rights of top judicial board member dismissed in 2014
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the rights of Adem Kartal, the former vice president of the Supreme Board of...
Law firm says jailed PKK leader held incommunicado for 3 years
The Asrın Law Firm on Monday said it has been three years since it was able to contact Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed leader of...
Racist attacks by ultranationalist Turks in Belgium leave several Kurds seriously injured
A large group of ultranationalist Turks launched a racist attack on Kurdish families returning to their homes in the Belgian towns of Houthalen-Helchteren and...
Pro-Kurdish candidate fights anti-migrant sentiment in local Turkish elections
A pro-Kurdish candidate who lost his arm in prison during a police raid after a hunger strike in 2000 has turned three decades of...
Turkish authorities detain renowned academic for her anthropological work
Renowned anthropologist and academic Nükhet Sirman was detained by Turkish police on Saturday for her academic work, Turkish media reported.
Sirman, who is currently a...
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