Prison authorities delay parole for critically ill inmate in Turkey’s Eskişehir province
Prison authorities in Turkey’s Eskişehir province have delayed the parole of a critically ill inmate by three months, the Mezopotamya News Agency reported.
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Turkey hasn’t shown much improvement in human rights within past year: EP rapporteur
Nacho Sánchez Amor, an MEP from the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) and the European Parliament’s Turkey rapporteur, said there hasn’t been...
Asylum seeker repatriated by Germany imprisoned in Turkey over Gülen links
A Turkish man deported from Germany in December has been jailed pending trial in Ankara for alleged ties to the Gülen movement, according to...
Governor’s office bans annual Feminist Night March in Istanbul
The İstanbul Governor’s Office on Monday announced that no demonstrations or marches will be allowed to mark International Women’s Day in İstanbul’s Taksim neighborhood...
Swedish journalist detained on arrival in Turkey: FM
Swedish journalist Joakim Medin was detained upon arrival in Turkey, where he was intending to cover anti-government demonstrations, Sweden’s foreign minister and the reporter’s...
Medical union chair faces complaint for speaking to exiled journalist on YouTube program
A criminal complaint has been filed against human rights activist and president of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Professor Şebnem Korur Fincancı on the...
Swedish MP condemns Turkey for teen’s death, urges release of mother jailed over Gülen...
Swedish lawmaker Markus Wiechel has condemned Turkish authorities over the death of 15-year-old Sümeyra Gelir, whose mother remains imprisoned due to alleged links to...
Serious and credible allegations of torture and other ill-treatment made in Turkey last year:...
An annual report by Amnesty International (AI) on the state of human rights in the world reveals that serious and credible allegations of torture...
Turkey deems 72-year-old Alzheimer’s patient fit for prison
Turkey’s Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) has ruled that 72-year-old İbrahim Güngör, who suffers from advanced Alzheimer’s, is fit to remain in prison, despite...
Şenyaşar family calls on people to break Ramadan fast with them in front of...
Members of the Şenyaşar family, who have been demanding justice for three of their relatives murdered by people connected to a lawmaker from the...
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