211 people killed, 248 maltreated, tortured in Turkey in July: report
Cases of human rights violations in Turkey in July included 211 deaths and 248 incidents of torture and maltreatment, with 67 of them taking...
LRWC urges Turkish gov’t to release 21 jailed lawyers of İstanbul Bar Association
Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), a committee of Canadian lawyers who promote human rights and the rule of law internationally, has urged the Turkish...
Ankara court issues lengthy sentences for Kurdish politicians in Kobani trial
An Ankara court on Thursday issued a verdict in the long-running Kobani trial and handed down lengthy prison sentences for dozens of Kurdish politicians,...
Prison administration refuses to accept dress sent for former HDP deputy Leyla Güven due...
A prison administration in Turkey’s Elazığ province refused to accept a dress sent for former opposition deputy Leyla Güven because it features the colors...
12 people trying to flee persecution in Turkey to Greek island detained by police
Turkish police detained 12 people, including five children, in the Bodrum district in Muğla province on Monday over their alleged links to the Gülen...
Wave of online hate speech follows countrywide attacks on Syrians in Turkey
Turkish social media erupted with hate speech targeting Syrian refugees on Tuesday, following a series of attacks on the refugee community across the country...
Turkish court sentences former rector, vice rector to prison over Gülen links
A Turkish court on Thursday handed down prison sentences to a former university rector and a former vice rector on charges of membership in...
Turkish man commits suicide over inability to afford trousers for son
A Turkish man has committed suicide in the northern province of Kocaeli due to an inability to buy trousers for his son's school uniform,...
Turkey experiences a decade of suppression of the press under Erdoğan: RSF
Turkey has experienced a decade of hostility towards the press under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, with five journalists killed, 131 imprisoned, 77 convicted of...
Germany probes Turk over alleged spying on Gülen supporters
German federal prosecutors said Friday they were investigating a Turkish national on suspicion of spying on dissidents for Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT), Agence...
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