Turkish government to build 20 new prisons in 2023
The Turkish government, which plans to complete the construction of 18 new prisons by the end of the year, is now planning to build...
Turkey ranked 116th among 140 countries in global rule of law index
Turkey was ranked 116th among 140 countries in the rule of law index published by the World Justice Project (WJP) on Wednesday, Turkish Minute reported.
Turkey ranked...
Health of severely disabled inmate is visibly deteriorating, says his lawyer
Ergin Aktaş, a severely disabled political prisoner, has contracted tuberculosis and COPD due to poor prison conditions, and his health is visibly deteriorating, according...
LGBTI+ rights group takes Ankara ban on gay events to ECtHR
One of the oldest LGBTI+ advocacy groups in Turkey has filed an application with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) regarding a ban...
Man faces investigation for attending funerals of Gülen followers
A Turkish prosecutor in western Turkey has launched an investigation into a man who attended the funerals of two men who had been accused...
Turkey has deported hundreds of refugees to Syria: HRW
Turkish authorities arbitrarily arrested, detained and deported hundreds of Syrian refugee men and boys to Syria between February and July 2022, Turkish Minute reported,...
Turkey detains doctors’ union chair after chemical weapons comment
Turkish police have detained the head of Turkey’s doctors’ union on allegations of spreading “terrorist propaganda” after she urged a probe into the army’s...
Turkey’s ‘disinformation’ law tightens gov’t control and curtails freedom of expression: Amnesty
Prominent London-based rights group Amnesty International has voiced concern over a new media law in Turkey that introduces prison sentences for those “disseminating false...
Former teacher says she was strip-searched in prison and punished for revealing it in...
Nagehan Yüksel, a former teacher at a religious high school who was convicted of terrorist organization membership due to her links to a faith-based...
Pro-Erdoğan daily targets ex-police chief on Turkey’s extradition list from Sweden
A former Turkish police chief living in exile in Sweden named on a list of political dissidents whose extradition is demanded by the Turkish...
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