Kyrgyzstan transfers management of Gülen-linked Sapat schools to Turkey
The government of Kyrgyzstan has transferred the management of Sapat schools, affiliated with the Gülen movement, to Turkey’s state-run Maarif Foundation, according to an...
Turkey seeks prison for lawyer in PKK-linked case despite key witness recanting testimony
A Turkish prosecutor has sought a prison sentence for lawyer Şiar Rişvanoğlu on charges of “membership in a terrorist organization,” pressing ahead with the...
Turkey transfers 3 human rights defenders to infamous Silivri Prison
Amnesty International (AI) Turkey Director İdil Eser and two other human rights activists, Özlem Dalkıran and Nalan Erkem, were transferred from Bakırköy to Silivri...
The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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This report examines how children from families targeted in Turkey’s unprecedented post-coup purge have endured the devastating consequences of persecution, social exclusion and...
Council of Europe ‘strongly’ urges Turkish authorities to release Demirtaş
The Council of Europe Committee of Ministers on Thursday adopted an interim resolution “strongly urging” Turkish authorities to assure the immediate release of imprisoned Kurdish...
Turkey’s HSK refuses to review claims of witness tampering by prosecutors in lawyer’s murder
Turkey’s Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has refused to consider a complaint against two prosecutors who investigated the 2015 murder of a prominent...
Journalist to spend several days in prison due to delay in paperwork
A Kurdish journalist will spend several days in jail until legal paperwork for his 11 month, 20 day prison sentence is completed by officials.
Journalist...
Wife of former school principal jailed on Gülen links dies from illness
A former school principal who has been incarcerated for seven years on Gülen charges lost his wife on Monday to chronic illness, the TR724...
Request by CHP deputies to visit jailed hunger strikers remains unanswered
A main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy told the Cumhuriyet daily that a request by fellow party members to visit two jailed hunger...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 37 educators in Ankara over Gülen links
The Turkish government on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 37 educators as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of the...
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