Elderly man with severe health problems found ‘fit to remain in prison’ by hospital
An ailing 83-year-old man in southeastern Diyarbakır Prison has been given a medical report saying he is fit to remain in prison despite a...
300 inmates contract COVID-19 in northwestern Turkey as cases soar nationwide
As COVID-19 cases reach a daily average of 35,000 in Turkey, the virus is quickly spreading in prisons, and 300 inmates have allegedly contracted...
Daughter of abducted former bureaucrat petitions ECtHR for missing father
Nursena Küçüközyiğit, the daughter of a former Turkish bureaucrat who has been missing since late last year, has filed an application at the European...
Turkey remains one of world’s top jailers of journalists, writers
Turkey remains one the world’s top jailers of journalists, writers and intellectuals, according to recent indexes and reports released by prominent right organizations.
Turkey, along...
Yüksel Street protestor Dersulu beaten by guards in Turkish prison
Mehmet Dersulu, a former teacher dismissed from his job by an executive decree after a coup attempt in Turkey in July 2016, was beaten...
Closure of trade unions, dismissal of workers over Gülen links violated freedom to associate,...
A UN agency setting labor standards has decided that the Turkish government violated UN conventions on labor by closing down trade unions and dismissing...
Turkey’s longest-jailed journalist likens 18-year proceedings to gov’t theatre
Hatice Duman, the former owner and news editor of the socialist Atılım (Leap) weekly who has been behind bars since 2003, has said her...
Turkish diplomats in Cameroon spied on Erdoğan critics
Judicial documents have confirmed that critics of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who had been profiled by Turkish diplomats in Cameroon were included in...
212 protestors detained as Turkey marked May Day under full lockdown
Police detained 212 demonstrators in İstanbul, including labor union members and university students, governor's office said on Saturday, for attempting to stage a May...
US senators introduce legislation calling for sanctions on Turkish officials violating human rights
Three US senators on Thursday announced the introduction of the “Turkey Human Rights Promotion Act of 2021,” legislation condemning human rights abuses carried out...
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