Amnesty, 26 NGOs call on Turkish gov’t to release political prisoners amid coronavirus crisis
Amnesty International and 26 other rights groups and civil society organizations from Turkey and around the world on Monday released a joint statement calling...
Turkey has detained 402 over ‘provocative’ coronavirus posts since March: report
Turkey has detained 402 people in the past 42 days for allegedly sharing “false and provocative” social media postings concerning the coronavirus outbreak, officials...
Turkish judge suspended, faces investigation over support for left-wing Grup Yorum member
Turkey’s Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has suspended Judge Ayşe Sarısu Pehlivan and launched investigation into her over her social media posts in...
Civil servant purged from job succumbs to cancer after belated release from prison
Caner Durukan, 42, a Turkish healthcare worker dismissed from his job in a post-coup purge, succumbed to cancer in a hospital after his release...
AI: Turkish gov’t using COVID-19 pandemic as excuse to further stifle freedom of expression
The Turkish authorities are using criminal law provisions to target people who discuss the COVID-19 pandemic online from a critical perspective, according to a...
9 civilians arrested, 15 military members detained over Gülen links
Nine civilians have been arrested while 15 military members were detained in separate police operations targeting alleged followers of the Gülen movement, accused by...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court defies ECtHR in ruling over imprisoned former judge: report
Turkey’s Constitutional Court released its decision on an individual application lodged by an imprisoned former judge in which it defied a previous European Court...
Ministry of Interior refuses to disclose data on crimes committed by police, nighttime neighborhood...
In response to questions posed by Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Süleyman Bülbül, the Turkish Ministry of Interior has refused to disclose any information...
US expresses concern over rights abuses committed by Turkish-backed fighters in Syria: report
The US State Department has expressed concern over reports that Turkish-backed fighters have committed human rights abuses in northeast Syria, Turkish Minute reported, citing...
Yusuf’s autism has worsened significantly since his father was imprisoned a year ago
The condition of Yusuf Halis Çetin, who was diagnosed with autism at the age of three, has significantly worsened since his father was imprisoned...
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