CoE warns Turkish gov’t of flood of appeals to ECtHR over state of emergency...
The spokesperson of Council of Europe (CoE) Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland has warned that Turkish government risks further appeals to the European Court of...
Turkish airstrike kills 1 civilian, injures 6 in northern Iraq: report
A Turkish airstrike on Iraqi Kurdistan killed one person and wounded six others on Thursday, a local official said, as Ankara pushed an assault...
Child victims of witch hunt reveal plight of children caught up in Turkey’s never-ending...
Two recent cases involving two children, one handed over to his ailing and elderly grandparents after the incarceration of his parents and the other...
Turkey orders detention of 102 suspects including military members over Gülen links: report
Turkish prosecutors in the last three days have ordered the detention of 102 suspects, including active duty soldiers, as part of a post-coup crackdown...
Journalist investigated over report on woman’s rape by noncommissioned officer: report
An investigation has been opened into İdris Yayla, publisher of the Jiyan Haber newspaper, for "provoking the public to hatred and hostility or denigrating...
Inmate held in isolation for 4 years for no apparent reason
Halil İbrahim Gül, a financial advisor arrested on trumped-up terrorism-related charges, has been isolated in a one-man cell in Turkey for four years, effectively...
Woman jailed with 2-year-old son on trumped-up terrorism charges appeals for justice
Emine Ceyran (35), who is in prison with her two-year-old son on trumped-up terrorism charges, in a letter to human rights defender and pro-Kurdish...
Iranian activist facing deportation from Turkey fears torture and death penalty
Iranian citizen Maryam Shariatmadari, who went to Turkey on a tourist visa after receiving a prison sentence in Iran for protesting, was detained by...
Mother of toddler arrested in defiance of legal provisions
Sultan and İbrahim Ataş, the parents of a 14-month-old-toddler and a 3-year-old girl, were arrested on Sunday despite legal provisions that require postponement of...
Turkey’s press freedom crisis is worsening amid growing state capture of media: Human Rights...
Turkey's press freedom crisis is worsening amid growing state capture of media, said a statement issued by 11 international rights group including Human Rights...
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