Kurdish woman fired from job at Bolu City Hall for sharing photograph of imprisoned...
A Kurdish woman said in a letter to Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu that she had been fired from her job...
Activists demonstrate against high number of female inmates in Turkish prisons
Human rights activists on Tuesday staged demonstrations in several European cities protesting the high number of female prisoners in Turkish prisons, the TR724 news...
Jailed journalist Sedef Kabaş says women often subjected to violence in Turkey
Prominent TV journalist Sedef Kabaş, who has been behind bars since January 22, in a letter from prison said women have a difficult time...
Imprisoned man with chronic heart disease contracts COVID-19 for second time
Adem Erdoğdu, 52, who was arrested for links to the faith-based Gülen movement despite suffering from chronic heart disease, has contracted COVID-19 for a...
HDP deputy says students detained for Gülen links mistreated at Istanbul police headquarters
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy and human rights activist Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu on Saturday said on Twitter that 41 students who were detained at...
Prominent Turkish figures call on authorities to respect women’s rights ahead of International Women’s...
Turkish intellectuals, journalists and members of the judiciary on Monday issued a statement ahead of March 8, International Women's Day, calling on authorities in...
Brussels-based NGO demonstrates against illegal pushbacks
A Brussels-based human rights monitor on Sunday organized a demonstration in front of the Brussels Central Train Station against pushbacks at the Turkish-Greek border,...
Mother of 3 imprisoned on Gülen charges had panic attacks after separation from children
A mother of three who was arrested for alleged links to the Gülen movement said in a letter that she had panic attacks due...
Former teacher arrested on Gülen charges says heating cut off in cell despite cold...
A former teacher arrested for alleged links to the Gülen movement told his family during a phone call on Tuesday that the heating in...
Turkish women’s rights activists call on authorities to thoroughly investigate female suicide cases and...
Two Turkish women's rights activists said in an interview that during the COVID-19 pandemic there had been an increase in female suicides and accidental...
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