Torture, mistreatment not allowed in Turkish prisons, justice minister claims
Turkey’s Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ said on Saturday that the Turkish government does not allow torture and mistreatment in prisons, claiming it has one...
Two Kurdish journalists killed in ‘Turkish drone’ strike in northern Syria
Two journalists from Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast have been killed, reportedly by a Turkish drone strike, while covering the fighting between Ankara-backed militia and...
Investigation launched into main opposition MP over alleged insult of Erdoğan: minister
Turkey’s justice minister announced on Monday the launch of an investigation into Ali Mahir Başarır, deputy parliamentary group chair of the main opposition Republican...
Yalçınkaya v Türkiye: The implications and potential consequences of continuing non-compliance
Dr Suzanne Egan
In light of the recent judgment of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Yalçınkaya v Türkiye, this...
Students evicted from dormitories, deprived of scholarships for attending LGBTI parade
Several university students were removed from public dormitories and deprived of their scholarships for attending a parade to support LGBT people, Turkish Minute reported...
45 Turkish mayors jailed, removed or replaced since opposition’s local election gains in 2024
At least 45 elected mayors and co-mayors in 44 Turkish municipalities have been jailed, suspended from office or replaced by government-appointed trustees since the...
Turkish university students get suspended sentences for spray-painting slogans supporting jailed Istanbul mayor
A Turkish court has handed down suspended sentences to three Boğaziçi University students for spray-painting graffiti on public and private property after the detention...
Over 1,000 child sex abuse victims recorded in southeastern Turkey in 2 years
A total of 1,008 children were listed as victims in sexual abuse cases in Turkey’s southeastern province of Şanlıurfa over the past two years,...
Turkey’s Academics for Peace renews calls for reinstatement a decade after dismissals
Turkey’s Academics for Peace, a group of 549 scholars dismissed from public universities for signing a peace petition critical of the government in 2016,...
22 prison staff members detained over alleged torture, mistreatment and embezzlement
Twenty-two prison staff members, comprising guards and two administrators, have been detained on warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors for alleged torture and mistreatment of...
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