Hunger striking educator Özakça’s mother detained by Turkish police in Ankara
The mother of Semih Özakça, a primary school teacher who went on a hunger strike after he was fired by government decree under the...
Turkish security forces killed a taxi driver over alleged PKK link
A forty-five year old taxi driver who had been working in Turkey’s southeastern province of Van lost his life on Thursday after police officers...
Erdoğan cleric says Muslims will have one state when conditions are right
Hayrettin Karaman, a leading theologian and issuer of fatwas, or religious edicts, for ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) circles and Turkish autocratic President...
Families: Women detained over alleged Gülen links subjected to maltreatment under Turkish police custody
The families of women detained in operations ordered by provincial Chief of Police Cengiz Zeybek and Governor Ersin Yazıcı between March 26-29 in a...
US Embassy in Turkey’s capital targeted by gunfire
The US Embassy in Ankara has been the target of gunfire, with several shots reportedly fired from a vehicle, hitting a window.
Gunshots were reportedly...
Horrific torture details emerge in Turkey’s capital, a lawyer reveals to SCF
Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) has received further details about horrific tales about ongoing torture and abuse in an exposed unofficial detention facility in...
Turkish woman sent back to jail with her newborn baby a day after delivery
Ayşe Ateş, who was jailed when she was five months pregnant due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, gave birth at an İzmir...
5,717 academics dismissed by Turkish government decrees under rule of emergency
Following a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016, 5,717 academics at 117 universities were dismissed from their jobs due to government decrees issued...
JWF releases ‘The State of Turkey’s Children: Victims of Unlawfulness’ report
New York-based the Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) has launch a social media campaign on Twitter with the hashtag #Freedom4Children via JWF`s official account...
Suspect in gunshot attack on US Embassy annoyed by Trump’s remarks on Turkey
Ahmet Çelikten, who is accused of opening fire on the US Embassy in Ankara on Monday, admitted in testimony that his motive was annoyance...
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