HRF launches campaign during Turkish President’s UN visit to protest post-coup purge
The Human Rights Foundation (HRF), a New York-based rights association, on Monday launched a campaign protesting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to the...
33 housewives detained in Kayseri over alleged ByLock use
Thirty-three housewives have been detained over alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding a July 15 coup attempt, the...
Turkish court convicts first German national over controversial coup bid
Turkey for the first time has convicted a German national on charges related to a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016, according to reports...
İHD report: 7,907 rights violations took place in Turkey’s SE in 3 months
A report released by the Diyarbakır branch of the Human Rights Association (İHD) has revealed that a total of 7,907 rights violations took place...
Dozens of people detained across Turkey over their alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish police teams on Thursday detained dozens of people in many provinces of Turkey over their alleged links to faith-based Gülen movement on Thursday...
Turkish authorities refuse to allow jailed woman who lost parents in traffic accident after...
Turkish authorities have reportedly refused to allow Nurşen Kılıç, who was imprisoned by the Turkish government as part of it massive post-coup witch hunt...
Paralyzed inmate has been awaiting presidential pardon for a year amid health concerns
Şerife Sulukan, a woman suffering from paralysis and epilepsy who is jailed for links to the faith-based Gülen movement, has been awaiting a presidential...
Another Turkish woman detained on coup charges one day after giving birth
Fatma Türkmen, who gave birth to a baby in Ankara on Monday, was reportedly detained on Tuesday over alleged links to the Gülen movement.
According...
18 students, 3 teachers detained during Turkish police raid on prep school over Gülen...
Twenty-one people were detained in a Friday police raid on a prep school established by teachers who were earlier removed from their jobs by...
RSF urges Turkey to free jailed French journalist Loup Bureau
International media watchdog group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) held a demonstration in support of journalist Loup Bureau outside a Paris district’s town hall on Thursday and urged...
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