Witness details torture of former teacher in Turkish custody, says ‘clothes were soaked in...
A witness testified in court last Thursday, describing signs of apparent torture inflicted on a former teacher while he was in detention following a...
Pro-gov’t journalist faces prison over false claims of main opposition party takeover
Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to three years for pro-government journalist Rasim Ozan Kütahyalı for claiming that the government would...
Veteran actor fined for insulting Erdoğan
A Turkish court has fined veteran Turkish actor İlyas Salman 7,000 lira for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a 2022 interview, the latest...
İstanbul student alleges torture after sharing videos of police mistreating protesters
A university student in İstanbul has alleged on social media that he was tortured in police custody after being detained for sharing images and...
Turkey upholds life sentence for severely disabled inmate despite ECtHR ruling
Turkey has refused to revise the aggravated life sentence, which affords no possibility of release, of a severely disabled inmate despite a European Court...
Ex-mayor among 8 detained in latest operation targeting main opposition party’s officials
Turkish authorities have detained a former mayor and seven others in a corruption investigation, marking the latest in a series of operations targeting local...
Women’s rights advocates raise voices against Turkish gov’t policies addressing women’s health
Women’s rights advocates have been raising their voices in protest of poorly coordinated Turkish government policies that they argue are undermining women’s health and...
Turkey begins trial of 189 defendants over protests against İstanbul mayor’s arrest
A mass trial began in İstanbul on Friday for 189 people, including students, journalists and lawyers, who protested the detention and subsequent arrest of...
Journalist gets suspended sentence on conviction of insulting, slandering Erdoğan
A Turkish court has handed down a two-year suspended sentence to journalist Furkan Karabay due to comments he made about President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Former teacher diagnosed with cancer amid Turkey’s post-coup purge dies without justice
A former teacher who was diagnosed with cancer shortly after being dismissed from her job by a government decree following a coup attempt in...
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