Turkish doctors the latest target of autocratic Erdoğan regime
The Turkish Medical Association (TTB), which is representing 80 percent of Turkish health sector professionals, has been subjected to a large number of violent...
Turkish court rules to keep two Greek soldiers in prison
A court in Turkey’s northwestern Edirne province on Tuesday ruled to keep in prison two Greek soldiers who were detained by Turkish troops patrolling...
[UPDATE] Female students among 77 jailed in Gülen-related crackdown in Turkey
Seventy-seven people, including dozens of female students, have been jailed pending trial in southeastern Turkey following a mass detention targeting alleged followers of the...
Former Turkish deputy PM: The death of America is nearing
Former Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Hakan Çavuşoğlu said the United States would soon be finished and that Turkey does not fear the power of...
Turkey’s top court will review discriminatory law on release of prisoners
The Turkish Constitutional Court decided on Wednesday to review the constitutionality of legislation on the execution of sentences that was recently approved by parliament...
Malaysia complains to Turkey for deporting suspected militants without warning
Malaysia has protested Turkey’s deportation of several suspected Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants to Malaysia without warning, Reuters reported on...
Victim of Turkey’s post-coup purge says she was insulted and subjected to physical violence...
A former public servant who was dismissed by a government decree after a 2016 coup attempt in Turkey has said she was subjected to...
Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party members subjected to police violence during house raid
Meryem Aşkara, a member of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), claimed she was beaten and threatened by special forces police who raided her...
VPN demand in Turkey skyrockets after gov’t limits social media use following attack
Demand for VPN services in Turkey increased by 853 percent on Sunday, when the Turkish government imposed a restriction on social media platforms following...
CoE’s torture committee calls for limiting number of inmates and promoting non-custodial measures
The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has called on European countries to...
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