Prison denies inmate his own book for being ‘motivational’
A prison administration in northwest Turkey has refused to deliver inmate Mehmet Alçınkaya a copy of his autobiography on the grounds that the book’s...
Post-coup prisoner says threatened with rape, beaten almost to death
In the latest of firsthand letters revealing the re-emergence of torture in Turkish prisons, an Antalya arrestee reportedly said he was beaten so badly...
Turkish gov’t detains 22 people over alleged exam fraud
The Turkish government on Wednesday detained 22 people across Turkey for alleged involvement in police exam fraud and their suspected links to the Gülen...
Greece expels Turkish worker who illegally crossed border
A Turkish civilian arrested by Greek soldiers for straying into Greece has been deported to Turkey, Greek police have said, according to a report...
Israel holds Turkish woman on suspicion of security offences
Turkish national Ebru Özkan has been arrested in Israel on suspicion of security offences, an Israeli official said on Thursday, according to a report...
HRW: Erdoğan’s visit an opportunity for Germany to address human rights concerns in Turkey
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Angela Merkel should use the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s upcoming visit as an opportunity to raise numerous human...
Turkish gov’t detains 18 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained 17 people in Bursa province and one in Tokat on Thursday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting...
Imprisoned HDP co-chair given 14-month jail sentence for ‘insulting’ Erdoğan
Figen Yüksekdağ, former co-chairperson of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), has been given a prison sentence of 14 months on charges of insulting...
Strange case of Amnesty’s Kılıç: Turkish prosecutor could find no crime, court could not...
Taner Kılıç (49) is a Turkish human rights advocate and one of the founders of Amnesty International's (AI) Turkey branch. He has served as...
US Attorney: Zarrab was replaceable, Atilla was indispensable in violating US’s Iran sanctions
Assistant US Attorney Michael Lockard has stated during the last day of hearing in US sanction violation trial in New York court that Iranian-Turkish...
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