Overcrowding and inhumane conditions in Turkish prisons, says TIHEK report
A recent visit by the Turkish Human Rights and Equality Institution (TİHEK) to Maltepe L-Type Prison has revealed severe overcrowding and poor living conditions,...
New judicial reform bill again requires women to take husband’s surname
Turkey’s legal provision allowing women to use their maiden name only in conjunction with their husband's surname, previously annulled by the Constitutional Court, has...
Major data breach amid racist attacks: IDs of Syrians in Turkey circulate online
A massive data breach has compromised the personal information of over 3 million Syrian refugees residing in Turkey amid a wave of anti-Syrian violence...
Turkey detains 108 people over alleged Gülen links: minister
Turkish police have detained 108 people across 29 provinces over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group targeted by the government, Turkey’s...
9 detained over alleged Gülen links in ByLock investigation
Turkish police detained nine people in recent raids in İzmir over suspected links to the faith-based Gülen movement based on their alleged use of...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court rules in favor of lawyer prosecuted for defending tortured client
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled in favor of Barzan Demirhan, a lawyer prosecuted for allegedly threatening a police officer while defending a client subjected...
Labor union recommends raising Turkey’s minimum wage 4 times a year due to record...
The research center from a leading labor union in Turkey has said in its latest report that the Turkish government should increase the monthly...
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...
Ailing vegetarian inmate given disciplinary punishment for storing olives
Kübra Demir, an ailing vegetarian inmate in eastern Turkey who has been behind bars for three years on conviction of membership in the faith-based...
Syrian businesses and homes attacked in central Turkey amid increasing anti-migrant sentiment
A group of locals attacked the houses, workplaces and cars of Syrian refugees in the central Turkish province of Kayseri on Sunday evening in...
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