Turkish authorities deem paralyzed inmate with brain tumor fit for prison
Turkey’s Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) has again ruled that 73-year-old Mehmet Emin Çam can remain in prison, rejecting calls for his release on...
Sick inmate allegedly beaten after transfer to new prison in western Turkey
Chronically sick inmate Lütfi Koç, who was recently transferred to Afyon Prison in western Turkey, was allegedly severely beaten in the new prison and...
Seven lawyers among 15 detained in Ankara over Gülen links
Prosecutors in the Turkish capital of Ankara issued detention warrants on Tuesday for 36 people in two separate investigations, leading to the detention of...
Turkey issues detention warrants for 59 at Industry Ministry over ByLock use
Detention warrants have been issued for 50 former and nine current Science, Industry and Technology Ministry staff members over the use of a smart...
Top Turkish court rules former teacher was tortured in police custody
Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled on May 18, 2021 that a former teacher arrested for links to the Gülen movement was tortured in detention and...
European rights court fines Moldova for expelling Turkish teachers
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has imposed a fine on Moldova over the expulsion of teachers at the request of the Turkish...
Dozens of migrants dead, 100 rescued as boat sinks off Greece
At least 78 migrants died after their fishing boat sank off the Peloponnese, Agence France-Presse reported, citing Greece’s coastguard on Wednesday, as fears mounted...
Asylum seekers in Germany speak about mistreatment in Turkish detention centers
A group of Turkish asylum seekers on Monday spoke about the mistreatment they faced in Turkish detention centers during an event in the German...
Journalist gets prison sentence due to report on misused charity donations
A Turkish court has handed down a six-month sentence to a journalist on conviction of trespassing due to a 2020 report about the use...
Turkish prison board denies probation to ousted Kurdish mayor of Diyarbakır
A Turkish prison administration has rejected an application for probation filed by Selçuk Mızraklı, the ousted co-mayor of Diyarbakır, the Artı Gerçek news website...
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