Turkey sentences police officer to 6 years in prison for killing 12-year-old girl
A court in Diyarbakır has sentenced police officer Abdullah Ercan to six years, three months in prison over the 2015 killing of 12-year-old Helin...
European states must stand up against pushbacks, says CoE human rights commissioner
“Member states must take a stand against pushbacks at borders and clearly oppose attempts to legalise this illegal practice,” said Dunja Mijatović, the Council...
Turkish court imposes broadcast ban on fatal explosion at military base
A Turkish court has imposed a broadcast ban on an explosion on Friday at a military base in southeastern Turkey.
Twenty-five Turkish soldiers were injured...
Turkish court blocks hit song over claims it harms youth and morality
A Turkish court has ordered access to a song by one of the country’s most popular pop singers to be blocked on digital platforms...
Kidnapped Yazidi child put back under state protection after outrage
A kidnapped Yazidi child who last year was handed over by the Turkish Ministry of Family and Social Services to a family associated with...
Prison administration continues limiting water supplied to former police chief jailed for conducting 2013...
A prison administration in Tekirdağ province continues to limit water supplied to former Turkish police chief Ömer Köse, who has been imprisoned since 2014...
Ailing 85-year-old Kurdish woman in Turkish jail: Take me to my village before I...
Sise Bingöl, an 85-year-old Kurdish woman who was arrested by the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and was returned to prison...
Former teacher jailed over alleged Gülen links dies in Turkish prison
Yusuf Özkan, a former teacher imprisoned over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, died of a heart attack on Thursday at Konya Ereğli...
Article 19 calls for dismissal of charges against Turkish journalist on trial for insulting...
Article 19, a London-based international organization defending free expression worldwide, has called for the dismissal of criminal charges against a journalist who is standing trial due...
Mother of sick journalist appeals to authorities for son’s urgent release from prison
The mother of Devrim Ayık, 31, an imprisoned journalist suffering from a critical illness, has appealed to authorities for the urgent release of her...
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