211 people killed, 248 maltreated, tortured in Turkey in July: report
Cases of human rights violations in Turkey in July included 211 deaths and 248 incidents of torture and maltreatment, with 67 of them taking...
Top court says travel ban violated peace academic’s rights
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has said a travel ban imposed on one of the academics who were dismissed from their jobs for signing a peace...
Turkey orders hundreds of detentions over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish authorities have ordered the detention of 279 people in the last five days due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, according to...
Family fears deportation to China of Uyghur detained in İstanbul
The family of Kurban Tohtiniyaz, a Uighur who was detained in İstanbul on September 6, fears his deportation to China.
According to a video posted...
Court denies former Zaman columnist’s request to travel for medical treatment
A request filed by columnist for the now-closed Zaman daily and academic Mümtaz'er Türköne to be allowed to travel abroad for medical reasons was...
Former teacher says torture by police common in Turkey’s Afyon province
Former teacher Şaban Sarıkaya, previously imprisoned for alleged links to the Gülen movement, said he was subjected to torture and witnessed others being tortured...
Police report finds 7-year-old crushed to death by armored vehicle negligent
A police accident report concerning a 7-year-old boy who was crushed to death by an armored vehicle in southeastern Turkey last week has found...
11 people attempting to flee to Greece detained in western Turkey: defense ministry
Eleven people were detained by security forces in western Turkey on Friday as they attempted to flee to Greece via the Evros River, Turkish...
New investigation exposes global misuse of police batons: report
Amnesty International and the Omega Research Foundation on Thursday called on governments to support a UN-led process to regulate the trade in law enforcement...
Turkish couple in exile protests enforced disappearances in front of European rights court
A Turkish couple living in Europe started a five-day protest on Wednesday in front of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to draw...
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