2 more infants join their mothers in Turkish prison as crackdown on dissidents continues
As families continue to fall victim to Turkey's post-coup purge, two more infants, 3-month-old Mehmet Mirza and 1-year-old Ahmet Ümit, joined their mothers in...
Young man faces trial for insulting Turkish state on social media
A young man, identified only by the initials S.K., will face trial for allegedly insulting and disregarding the symbols of the state's sovereignty in...
Top court rules no rights violation in case of police chief found dead in...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled there was no rights violation concerning the imprisonment of a former police intelligence chief who was found dead in...
451 civilians in Turkey killed by police since 2007: Report
A total of 451 civilians, including children, have been killed by police from 2007 through the first half of 2024, according to a report...
Lawyer for Turkish-Kyrgyz educator’s family demands expulsion of Turkish ambassador in Bishkek
The lawyer for the family of Turkish-Kyrgyz educator Orhan İnandı, who was recently abducted by the Turkish Intelligence Organization (MİT), on Wednesday called on...
Turkey’s top court orders retrial of man convicted for wearing ‘Kurdistan’ T-shirt
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that convicting an individual for wearing a T-shirt bearing Kurdish symbols on charges of promoting a terrorist organization violated...
2 Turkish women who fled crackdown jailed in Malta for using forged travel documents
Two Turkish women, both teachers who fled Turkey to avoid a government crackdown in the aftermath of a coup attempt in 2016, were arrested...
Parliament faces growing pressure to restore jailed opposition MP’s status
The Turkish legislature is facing growing pressure to restore the parliamentary status of an opposition lawmaker whose incarceration led to a judicial crisis after...
Rights violations of Gülen movement members constitute crimes against humanity: report
A report by the Institute for Diplomacy and Economy (INSTITUDE) has revealed that the scale, scope, gravity, intensity and prevalence of human rights violations...
Turkish prisoner’s parole delayed after protesting strip-search
Turkish prison authorities delayed Mazlum Ari’s parole after he protested a strip-search, Turkish Media reported on Wednesday.
Ari, who qualified for parole after serving eight...
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