2 inmates die by suicide in Silivri Prison after alleged mistreatment
Two inmates in Istanbul's Silivri Prison took their own lives after allegedly being subjected to severe beating and mistreatment by prison guards, the Mezopotamya...
Prosecutors find no grounds to investigate statistics agency executives over data manipulation
Prosecutors in Ankara have found no legal grounds to initiate an investigation into executives from the country’s national statistical agency, the Turkish Statistical Institute...
Turkish top court’s ruling on Erdoğan’s propaganda center deleted amid Instagram ban
A ruling by Turkey’s top court that canceled certain powers of the Presidential Communications Directorate, viewed by many as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s propaganda...
Belgium convicts Turkish hit team in absentia for foiled assassination attempt
A Belgian appeals court has convicted in absentia two members of a Turkish hit team who authorities say were preparing for attacks on Remzi...
89 detained over alleged Gülen links in a week
Eighty-nine people have over the past week been detained on warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based...
PACE calls on Turkish authorities to put an end to laws and practices that...
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) today reiterated its call on Turkish authorities “to put an end to laws and practices...
AKP spokesperson: Turkey is unable to accept even one more refugee
Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) spokesperson Ömer Çelik said at a press conference on Thursday that Turkey has no room for even one...
Torture, Inhuman Treatment and Conditions in Turkish Prisons: 2022 in Review
Turkey has experienced a marked resurgence of torture and ill-treatment in custody over the past seven years and especially since a coup attempt on...
Somali restaurant owner’s harassment by Turkish police was racially motivated: court
A court in Ankara has ruled that Turkish police discriminated against a Somali restaurant owner, recognizing a racial bias in the enforcement of measures...
Judge overseeing prosecution of ultranationalist coup plotters in military detained over Gülen links
A former judge who oversaw the prosecution of ultranationalist coup plotters in the Turkish military was detained in a house raid on Wednesday over...
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