Former Turkish prosecutor held in solitary confinement for 500 days
Former İstanbul prosecutor Sadrettin Sarıkaya has been held in solitary confinement for more than 500 days, according to his son Seyfullah Sarıkaya.
Sadrettin Sarıkaya, the...
Report details tactics used by Erdoğan against Gülen movement supporters
A new report released by the Advocates of Silenced Turkey (AST) has detailed the dirty tactics used by the Justice and and Development Party...
Recent İHD report exposes severe rights violations in Turkish jails
Turkey's Human Rights Association's (İHD) recent report has exposed the violations in Turkish prisons which include poor or no medical care given to sick...
Pakistan’s Sindh High Court stops Turkish teachers deportation from country till October 10
The Sindh High Court (SHC) restrained on Tuesday the federal authorities concerned from deporting former employees of the Pak-Turk International Schools in the province...
Rights groups say Turkey experiencing worst period in terms of rights abuses due to...
Human rights groups in Turkey said on Monday that Turkey is experiencing its worst period in recent times in terms of human rights abuses...
Turkish gov’t detains dozens of people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government has continued to detain dozens of people as part of its massive post-coup witch-hunt targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement.
The...
Turkish prosecutors issue fake arrest warrants for fraudulent asylum applications: Swiss media
Turkish nationals have been granted asylum in Switzerland by presenting fake arrest warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors, Turkish Minute reported, citing Swiss media reports.
The scheme,...
Erdoğan’s spokesman says Turkey’s state of emergency to be lifted on July 18
The state of emergency imposed by Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the wake of a controversial coup attempt on July...
ECtHR faults Turkey for violating rights of top court member dismissed in 2016
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the rights of a member of the Council of State who was removed from...
Kurdish journalist/artist Zehra Doğan sends letter of gratitude to Banksy from Turkish prison
Imprisoned Kurdish-Turkish artist and journalist Zehra Doğan has expressed her gratitude for a tribute by a painter in New York as well as revealing...
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