2 disabled women in Sincan Prison complain of neglect and poor medical care
Two disabled women sharing a cell in Ankara's Sincan Prison have complained to their families of neglect and poor medical care, the Bold Medya...
Jailed civil society leader Kavala says MPs ‘no longer allowed’ to visit him in...
Turkish philanthropist and businessman Osman Kavala, who has been behind bars for eight years on charges widely viewed as politically motivated, said that lawmakers...
Turkey detains 21 in İzmir over humanitarian aid to people linked to Gülen movement
Turkish authorities detained 21 people in the western province of İzmir on Friday in an investigation targeting people accused of both links to the...
Dozens of migrants dead, 100 rescued as boat sinks off Greece
At least 78 migrants died after their fishing boat sank off the Peloponnese, Agence France-Presse reported, citing Greece’s coastguard on Wednesday, as fears mounted...
Turkish gov’t to detain 417 people for transferring money abroad
Turkish prosecutors ordered the detention of 417 people in a money laundering investigation into the transfer of about 2,5 billion Turkish lira ($419 million)...
Turkey drops investigation into Turkish-German journalist over tweets
Turkish prosecutors have decided to drop an investigation into Tuncay Özdamar, an editor for German public broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln (WDR), which had led...
Dismissed medical secretary who died while pregnant reinstated to job
A medical secretary who was dismissed from her job in a massive purge in the aftermath of a coup attempt in Turkey in 2016...
Turkish authorities detain 71 more people over alleged Gülen links: minister
Turkish authorities have detained 71 people in an ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Monday.
Yerlikaya said on...
Prosecutor finds no grounds for legal action in case of former police inspector found...
The Gümüşhane public prosecutor's office said there were no grounds for legal action in the case of Mustafa Kabakçıoğlu, a police inspector who was...
Turkish parliament passes bill increasing government monitoring of civil society groups
Turkey’s parliament approved a law Sunday that would increase government monitoring of civil society groups, which rights groups have warned would violate the freedom...
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