73-year-old Alzheimer’s patient jailed over Gülen links back in intensive care after return to...
Alzheimer’s patient İbrahim Güngör, 73, who was sent back to prison earlier this month despite serious health problems, was again hospitalized after his condition...
US report highlights Turkey’s crackdown on Gülen movement after coup attempt
A report by the US State Department regarding a series of “significant human rights issues” in Turkey has highlighted the crackdown launched by President...
Turkey sees 80 percent rise in adolescent suicide rates: UNICEF
Adolescent suicide rates in Turkey surged by 80 percent between 2018 and 2022, one of the steepest increases globally, according to a recent UNICEF...
Turkey arrests 219 people over Gülen-linked donations
A total of 219 people who were among the more than 650 people detained in a massive operation last week targeting alleged members of...
CoE, Turkey have until April 19 to comment in infringement procedure over Kavala case
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has said in a press release that the Committee of Ministers –- the executive organ of the...
UN ‘deeply concerned’ by Kenya’s return of Turkish refugees
The United Nations expressed concern Tuesday over the repatriation of four Turkish refugees from Kenya who rights groups say were abducted and forcibly returned in violation...
Turkish courts must implement ECtHR’s landmark Yalçınkaya judgment: law expert
Tolga Şirin, a lecturer in constitutional law at İstanbul’s Marmara University, said Turkish authorities should quickly implement the landmark Yüksel Yalçınkaya ruling of the...
HRW, Norwegian NGO urge Turkey not to return Tajik dissidents
Human Rights Watch and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee on Tuesday released a statement expressing concern over the recent disappearance of several people linked to...
Critically ill Kurdish prisoner dies after repeated pleas for sentence suspension
Mehmet Edip Taşar, a critically ill, 70-year-old Kurdish prisoner, died in a hospital on Tuesday after authorities repeatedly denied his release despite his worsening...
Journalists from pro-opposition TV station face 14 years over interview with court witness
Turkish prosecutors are seeking up to 14 years in prison for journalists and executives from the pro-opposition Halk TV station for airing an interview...
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