OSCE/ODIHR highlights anti-democratic pressures during referendum campaign
Limited Referendum Observation Mission of OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR LROM) has stated in its recent report that supporters of...
Veteran destitutes of social security coverage after being dismissed in post-coup purge
Being a veteran is no relief from Turkish government's post coup witch hunt as M. Erhan Çelik , a former police officer who lost...
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...
VIDEO — Turkey’s female police officers vow vengeance: May revenge be everlasting!
A group of police officers was revealed to have taken an oath of vengeance that resembles an infamous march by the Grey Wolves, an...
Repression targeting naysayers in referendum surges ahead of voting day
Turkish government's repressions and oppression targeting possible naysayers in upcoming referendum on constitutional change over executive presidency on April 16 have surged as the...
340 intellectuals urge Turkish gov’t to take steps to end hunger strike in prisons
While the indefinite and irreversible hunger strike, that pro-Kurdish political prisoners launched on February 15, 2017 has entered a critical stage on its 52th...
Work permit of academic Stephenson canceled by Turkish gov’t after 18 years
Turkey’s Higher Education Board (YÖK) has cancelled the work permit of a British academic, Chris Stephenson, who signed a peace declaration which in early...
Dutch officials in talks with Turkish counterparts to secure return of dual citizens
Dutch officials are in talks with Turkish counterparts to secure the return of at least 10 citizens with dual nationalities after Turkey barred them...
25 people including 13 high-ranking military officers detained over alleged coup involvement
At least 25 individuals, including high-ranking military officers, were detained as part of two separate investigations into the Gülen movement, which the government accuses...
Detention period extended another 7 days for 13 journalists on Friday
An İstanbul court has extended the period of detention for another seven days of 13 journalists who were taken into custody last week as...
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