CoE’s anti-torture committee visits Turkey amid crackdown on protestors over mayor’s arrest
The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out an ad hoc visit...
Opposition MP to take Ankara bar’s decision not to publish torture report to UN...
Human rights defender and Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu has said he will take a decision made by the Ankara Bar...
Turkish state broadcaster reporter faces backlash for social media post endorsing assassinating political opponents
A reporter for Turkey’s state broadcaster has been facing public backlash after he posted a comment on social media seemingly endorsing the government-led assassination...
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog imposed $3.7 million in fines on media organizations in 2021
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), imposed 1,661 fines on media organizations in 2021, totaling TL 55.8 million ($3.7 million),...
Turkish lawyer calls on colleagues for immediate action amid mass detentions over Gülen links
In the wake of the mass detention of more than 300 people in multiple provinces across Turkey ordered by prosecutors in Gaziantep over alleged...
Police detain journalist who revealed hack of Turkey’s e-government website
Journalist İbrahim Haskoloğlu, who claimed that a group had hacked Turkey’s e-government website and other government-related sites, has been detained, according to Turkish media...
Overcrowding, lack of access to healthcare reported at Turkish penal institution housing political prisoners
Inmates at Sincan High-Security Prison in Ankara have been facing worsening conditions, with claims of overcrowding, denied access to healthcare and arbitrary treatment by...
CoE’s torture committee calls for limiting number of inmates and promoting non-custodial measures
The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has called on European countries to...
Turkey investigates opposition MPs over ‘Free İmamoğlu’ banner on Bosporus Bridge
Turkish prosecutors launched an investigation after lawmakers from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) hung a “Free İmamoğlu” banner on the Bosporus Bridge...
Turkish court turns down objection to arrest of Gezi Park trial defendants
A Turkish court on Tuesday rejected an objection to the arrest of eight defendants including prominent businessman and civil society leader Osman Kavala in...
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