Turkish authorities seek to make COVID-related restrictions in prisons permanent, jailed Kurdish leader says
Turkey’s Justice Ministry is trying to capitalize on the COVID-19 pandemic in order to continue restricting the visitation rights of inmates, jailed Kurdish leader...
Editor of Kurdish news agency acquitted of terrorism charges
A Turkish court has acquitted journalist Sedat Yılmaz, editor of the Mezopotamya news agency, of terrorism charges related to his alleged links to the...
Turkish far-right group beat Afghan man and shared video on social media
A new Turkish far-right group shared a video on social media yesterday showing one of their members beating an Afghan refugee in an apparent...
Turkey’s minister of education brands teacher a ‘terrorist’ over hiring-system criticism
Minister of Education Yusuf Tekin publicly accused a teacher of being a “terrorist” after the teacher criticized Turkey’s controversial interview-based hiring system, the TR724...
Social media users call on Turkish authorities to release jailed mother of child suffering...
Thousands of social media users in Turkey have called on authorities to release Gülten Sayın, the mother of Yusuf Kerim Sayın (6), who is...
More than 1,400 sick prisoners are held in Turkish penal institutions: report
At least 1,412 inmates, including hundreds who are critically ill, are being held in Turkish prisons under conditions that exacerbate their health problems, according...
Chamber of Mining Engineers chair says Turkish government’s policies to blame for mining disasters
Ayhan Yüksel, chairman of the Chamber of Mining Engineers, has criticized the Turkish government’s policies and said they were the number one reason for...
Inmates suffering from COVID-19 unable to see doctor in Aksaray prison: report
Ahmet Göksu, who is jailed in Turkey’s central province of Aksaray, has told his family that inmates suffering from COVID-19 cannot access proper healthcare...
Turkey’s state broadcaster slammed over documentary targeting LGBTQ people
Turkey’s state broadcaster is facing criticism over a documentary that critics say targets lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people and frames them as...
Turkey is violating international law with airstrikes in northern Syria, says Swedish politician
Morgan Johansson, a Swedish politician and spokesperson for the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraternas), says Turkey's airstrikes in northern Syria are a violation of international law,...
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