2-year-old dies from the cold due to alleged negligence on the part of electrical...
A 2-year-old child died from the cold on December 12 in Turkey's southeastern Diyarbakır province after the Dicle Electric Distribution Company (DEDAŞ) failed to...
3 Syrian men killed in alleged hate crime in Turkey’s İzmir province: report
Three Syrian men were killed in an alleged hate crime in Turkey's İzmir province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Monday.
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Turkish journalist gets suspended sentence over cartoon tweet
A columnist for a leading Turkish opposition daily has been handed down a suspended sentence of nine months on charges of “inciting hatred and...
NGOs urge release of Kurdish politician exhibiting symptoms of dementia
Sixty-eight nongovernmental organizations have issued a joint statement urging the immediate release of jailed Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk, who according to her lawyer suffers...
Another Kurdish inmate dies by suicide
Vedat Erkmen, a Kurdish inmate serving an aggravated life sentence, died on the way to the hospital on Sunday after he allegedly attempted suicide...
Ultranationalists attack book fair stands selling jailed Kurdish leader’s books
Ultranationalists on Monday attacked stands at a book fair in northwestern Turkey selling books authored by Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed former co-chair of the...
Police officers beat 11-year-old boy in Turkey’s Karabük province
Police in Turkey's northwestern Karabük province on Saturday beat an 11-year-old boy who was riding by on his bicycle, the ANKA news agency reported.
The...
62-year-old disabled inmate complains of neglect and poor prison conditions
A 62-year-old disabled inmate said in a letter that his life in prison had become unbearable due to neglect and dismal conditions, the Mezopotamya...
Mother of 2 detained while visiting imprisoned husband, allegedly mistreated in detention
Günnur Şahin, a mother of two, was detained for alleged links to the Gülen movement while visiting her husband in prison together with her...
Court orders stay on changes to press card regulation aiming to make cancellation easier
The Council of State, Turkey’s highest administrative court, has ruled for a stay of execution on controversial changes to a 2018 press card regulation...
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