Torturers threatened me with sexually assaulting my daughter, former teacher says
Police officers threatened me with sexually assaulting my daughter, who was brought with my wife for interrogation, said Mehmet Eren when talking about the...
Jailed left-wing party leader faces investigation for allegedly insulting justice minister
Turkish prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into a jailed left-wing party leader over allegations that she insulted the justice minister in a newspaper...
Top EU court rules refugee status prevents extradition of Kurdish man to Turkey
The European Union’s highest court ruled Tuesday that a Kurdish man with refugee status in Italy cannot be extradited from Germany to Turkey, where...
Şenyaşar family barred by Şanlıurfa governor from accessing courthouse premises
Members of the Şenyaşar family, who have been demanding justice for three of their relatives murdered by people connected to a lawmaker from Turkey’s...
Jailed mother separated from her premature newborn, not allowed to breastfeed for 6 days
Özlem Meci, who was arrested during a pregnancy in 2017 in an attempt to force her wanted husband to surrender, was separated from her...
Turkish Parliament rejects proposal on Kurdish language rights
Turkey’s parliament on Thursday rejected a proposal by the country’s pro-Kurdish party to investigate barriers to the public use of the Kurdish language, the...
EP head Tajani: No place for Turkey in EU without a radical change
Antonio Tajani, president of the European Parliament (EP), has said that developments concerning press freedom in Turkey are a sign that “Turkey is turning...
15 demonstrators detained during banned Pride march in İstanbul
Several hundred people briefly participated in an LGBTQ Pride march on Sunday in İstanbul that had been banned by local authorities, leading to the...
21 detained in İstanbul over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police on Friday detained 21 people in simultaneous operations in İstanbul due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement, Turkish Minute reported.
The...
Turkish authorities issue detention warrants for 21 former and active duty military members
The public prosecutor’s office of the western city of Balıkesir on Monday issued detention warrants for 21 former and active duty military members over...
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