EP rapporteur voices concern over jailed Istanbul municipality executive’s strip-search allegations
The European Parliament's Turkey rapporteur, Nacho Sánchez Amor, has expressed deep concern over allegations made in court by a jailed executive at an Istanbul...
Greek parliament speaker Voustis visits jailed Greek soldiers in Turkey
Greek Parliament Speaker Nikos Voutsis on Wednesday visited Lt. Aggelos Mitredotis and noncommissioned officer Dimitros Kouklatzis, Greek soldiers who have been detained in Turkey since March...
EU-funded NGO report on hate speech in Turkey slammed for discriminating against Gülen movement
An NGO report on hate speech in Turkey that was prepared with funding from the European Union was widely criticized for ignoring the prevalent...
Turkish filmmakers express solidarity with ‘Iranian sisters’ demanding freedom
Female filmmakers in Turkey have released a video in which they express solidarity with Iranian women rising up to demand freedom as they protest...
Turkey sees record rise in number of new prisons, inmates during AKP rule: report
There has been a record rise in the number of prisons constructed as well as the number of people who were put behind bars...
Teachers launch hunger strike in Ankara after police break up protests
Private school teachers and teacher candidates seeking public school jobs began a hunger strike in Ankara on Monday after police broke up two protests,...
Turkish prison administration restricts HDP candidate Demirtaş’s access to newspapers
The administration of Edirne Prison initially refused to give jailed politician and Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş a newspaper in which...
Turkey admits to allowing Ethiopia to deploy drones involved in mass civilian casualties: report
A high-ranking Turkish government official has acknowledged that Turkey granted permission for Ethiopia to deploy Turkish-manufactured armed drones, which have been used in attacks...
Court annuls conviction of jailed journalist Baransu in war plan trial
A regional appeals court in İstanbul has reversed the conviction and 13-year prison sentence handed down to an investigative journalist who has been behind...
Sick inmate allegedly beaten after transfer to new prison in western Turkey
Chronically sick inmate Lütfi Koç, who was recently transferred to Afyon Prison in western Turkey, was allegedly severely beaten in the new prison and...
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