Turkey denied parole for over 8,521 inmates since 2021, targeting political prisoners
Turkey's Ministry of Justice revealed that 8,521 inmates have been denied release by prison administration and oversight boards since 2021, sparking debate over alleged...
Turkish police officer fired over alleged Gülen links dies by suicide
Oğuz Doğan, a former police officer dismissed from his job over alleged links to Gülen movement, has died by suicide in the northern province...
88-year-old man jailed on Gülen charges dies in prison after denied release
Adem Cirit, an 88-year-old inmate convicted of alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, died in a Turkish prison last Wednesday despite appeals for...
X blocks access to more than 100 journalist, activist accounts in Turkey
Social media platform X has blocked access to over 100 accounts belonging to Turkish journalists, activists and media organizations run by journalists living in...
Editor-in-chief of Turkish daily arrested for Gülen condolence message
Kazım Güleçyüz, the editor-in-chief of Turkey’s Yeni Asya newspaper, was arrested on Wednesday on accusations of disseminating terrorist propaganda for conveying condolences for the...
Council of Europe urges urgent action on growing number of human trafficking cases in...
The Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) has called for immediate action to address an increase...
UN-protected Turkish refugees deported to Turkey by Kenya held at Ankara police station
Four Turkish refugees under UN protection who were abducted by armed men in Kenya on October 18 were brought to Turkey and are being...
Coalition for Women in Journalism slams X for yielding to Turkey’s censorship of Amberin...
The Coalition for Women in Journalism (CFWIJ or WPF) has in a statement released on Tuesday condemned the blocking of journalist Amberin Zaman's X...
Islamic scholar’s death triggers new wave of online censorship in Turkey
Turkish authorities are investigating at least 177 social media users due to their posts about the late Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, labeled as a...
Kenya’s forcible return of UN-protected Turkish refugees follows armed drone sale
Kenya’s forcible return to Turkey of four UN-protected refugees after they were kidnapped by unidentified individuals on Friday in Nairobi comes two months after...
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