Turkey issued detention warrants for 63 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish authorities have over the past week ordered the detention of 63 people including lawyers, teachers, retired military personnel and former police officers due...
Asylum applications in Turkey dropped by 44.5 percent in 2020: OECD report
An annual report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on migration flows to its member countries has revealed that the number...
Shop owner detained for ‘Kurdistan’ remark to opposition leader in SE Turkey
A shop owner has been taken into custody for using the word “Kurdistan” to describe the region he lives in during an exchange with...
Inmate with cancer sent back to prison only a week after major surgery
Hakan Kanat, 40, an inmate who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer three weeks ago, was sent back to prison only a week after major...
Female opposition MPs submit parliamentary question about woman inmate allegedly beaten and sexually harassed...
Twenty-two female deputies from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) asked in a parliamentary question posed to Turkish Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül if an investigation...
Former teacher arrested and sent to prison in Diyarbakır province on conviction of Gülen...
Figen Çapkur, 46, a former teacher who was summarily fired from her job by a government decree, was arrested and sent to a prison...
OHAL Commission refuses to reinstate ‘Academics for Peace’
An appeals commission in Turkey overseeing the summary dismissal of public servants in the aftermath of a 2016 coup attempt refused to reinstate four...
Turkish FM blames ‘young diplomats’ for envoys’ call for Kavala’s immediate release
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has claimed that a group of young diplomats were behind 10 Western ambassadors’ recent call for the release of...
11 Syrian refugees face deportation over ‘banana’ videos protesting discrimination
Eleven Syrian refugees who were detained after sharing videos on social media showing them eating bananas in an effort to condemn racism and discrimination...
15 people sentenced to a total of 94 years for taking part in Gezi...
The Erzincan 2nd High Criminal Court sentenced 15 people to a total of 93 years, 10 months in prison for taking part in the...
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Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions.
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