Jailed rights advocate says he found document detailing strip-searches
Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a human rights advocate and former lawmaker who has shone a light on controversial topics including torture and strip-searches in Turkey’s...
Turkish Defense Ministry announces 7 generals and admirals request retirement
Turkey's Defense Ministry has announced with a statement on Tuesday that 7 generals and admirals of the Turkish military have requested their resignation. It has also...
Turkish FM: At least 30 countries shut down schools affiliated with Gülen movement
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu stated on Wednesday that at least 30 countries have shut down schools and institutions affiliated with the Gülen movement and...
Purge victim in prison since 2016 was mistakenly arrested for a tweet he didn’t...
Bekir Görmez, who has lost both his wife and son since he has been in prison, was arrested in 2016 for a tweet he...
Turkish gov’t closes 5 more schools over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkey’s Education Ministry closed down five more private schools as part of an administrative investigation targeting the Gülen movement as part of Turkish government's...
Turkish gov’t detains 831 in one week in witch hunt targeting Gülen movement
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that a total of 831 people were detained in the past week as part of an ongoing...
Turkish security forces detain 9 people including midwife, teacher on way to escape to...
At least 12 people were stopped along with 4 children while they were allegedly on their way to illegally cross Turkey’s Greek border from...
German minister: Ongoing detention of Kavala is clear violation of European Convention on Human...
Germany’s Minister of State for Europe Michael Roth said in a press release issued on June 4, 2020 that the ongoing detention of Turkish...
Turkish gov’t detains 492 people over links to Gülen movement last week
The Turkish government detained a total of 492 people last week (June 4-June 11) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged...
Mother of three suffering from thyroid cancer arrested for Gülen links
Gülden Aşık, a mother of three who suffers from thyroid cancer, was arrested on Wednesday after being sentenced to six years, three months in...
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