‘I’ll leave this place in a coffin,’ ailing prisoner in Turkey says
Muharrem Cankılıç, a 63-year-old ailing man incarcerated in a northwest Turkey prison, has reportedly told his visitors that he expects to die behind bars...
German man released from prison in Turkey after serving 6 years on terror charges
Patrick Kraicker, a 35-year-old German citizen, has been released from a prison near Ankara after serving more than six years on a terrorism-related conviction,...
Court orders supervised release of Islamic preacher critical of AKP gov’t
A local court has released Alparslan Kuytul, leader of the Furkan Foundation — an anti-government religious group — who was detained earlier this week...
Jailed İstanbul mayor accuses Erdoğan gov’t of shielding corruption in trial defense
Jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s main political rival, on Wednesday accused Turkey’s government of using prosecutions and pressure on the...
Turkish court decides to release 8 more May Day protestors, 33 remain jailed
The first hearing in the trial of 12 people, eight of whom were put in pretrial detention, for attempting to defy a government ban...
HRF expresses concern over educator missing in Kyrgyzstan
The Human Rights Foundation has expressed concern over the “alleged kidnapping” of educator Orhan İnandı in Kyrgyzstan by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT).
The HRF...
Turkey’s top appeals court overturns conviction of officer accused of using ByLock
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction of a former military officer who was sentenced to over six years for his alleged...
Turkish women start social media campaign against withdrawal from Istanbul Convention
Prominent women in Turkey have started a social media campaign against the government’s decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, the Council of Europe’s...
Turkey detains 73 over Gülen links in defiance of ECtHR ruling
Turkish police have detained 73 people across 16 provinces in the last four days over their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior...
İnandı kidnapped by 3 Kyrgyz men, put on plane after several hours in a...
Orhan İnandı, Turkish-Kyrgyz educator rendered from Kyrgyzstan by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT), was kidnapped by three Kyrgyz men, blindfolded and driven for several...
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