Iranian asylum seeker in Turkey faces deportation for taking part in Women’s Day March
An Iranian asylum seeker in Turkey has revealed she was detained during a Women's Day March and is at risk of being deported back...
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...
Syrians say they’re continuously blamed for economic crises in Turkey but can barely get...
Syrian migrants have said in comments to the Evrensel daily that they were continuously blamed for rising unemployment and economic crises in Turkey, but...
Turkish authorities subject pregnant inmate to X-ray scanner for hospital visit, despite health concerns
Hatice Doğru, a four-months pregnant woman arrested during a mass crackdown on the Gülen movement in Turkey’s Gaziantep province, was forced to go through...
Pregnant woman arrested despite regulations diagnosed with cardiac dysrhythmia in prison
A six-months-pregnant woman who was sent to prison for alleged links to the Gülen movement in April despite regulations has been diagnosed with cardiac...
Financial hardship overshadows support for renewed peace process in Turkey’s Kurdish heartland
A new survey has found that financial hardship has become the top concern for residents in Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish eastern and southeastern provinces, far...
Prison authorities confiscate belongings of inmates who complained about overcrowding
Prison authorities in western Turkey's Denizli T-Type Prison confiscated the personal belongings of female inmates who complained about overcrowding in cells, the Bold Medya...
Farmers in Malatya province raise alarm over environmentally devastating mining practices
Residents of Pütürge, a town in Turkey’s Malatya province known for its fruit production, are sounding the alarm over widespread environmental destruction caused by...
Activists commemorate asylum-seekers who drowned fleeing Ankara’s persecution
Activists in Vienna on Saturday commemorated Turkish asylum seekers who drowned in the Aegean Sea and the Evros River while fleeing President Recep Tayyip...
Satirical magazine staff detained in Turkey over alleged Prophet Muhammad cartoon
The Turkish police on Monday detained four staff members and editors at one Turkey’s top satirical magazines for publishing a cartoon that allegedly depicted...
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