Father seeking justice in daughter’s death released from prison after 38 days, vows to...
Şaban Vatan, the father of Rabia Naz Vatan, whose suspicious death in 2018 remains unsolved, was released from prison on Thursday after 38 days...
Political prisoners in Turkey denied release despite eligibility for parole, HDP deputy says
Ayşe Sürücü, a lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), said she had received hundreds of letters from political prisoners who were subjected...
Colonel suffering from heart disease denied treatment, kept in solitary confinement
Mustafa Barış Avıalan, a former staff colonel sentenced to life imprisonment on coup charges, was denied treatment despite suffering from heart disease and kept...
Turkish Defense Ministry denies negligence in death of 12 soldiers in northern Iraq cave
The Turkish Ministry of Defense has denied any negligence in the death of 12 soldiers from methane gas exposure in a cave in northern...
Turkish police detain 7 more people over financial aid to purge victims: journalist
Turkish police have detained an additional seven people for providing financial support to people fired from their jobs on the pretext of an anti-coup...
Prominent human rights advocates call on Turkey to release political prisoners
A group of prominent academics, jurists, journalists, politicians and human rights activists published a joint letter on August 24 calling on Turkey to urgently...
Main opposition closes İstanbul office after trustee appointment sparks clashes
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) said Monday it will close its İstanbul provincial headquarters after police helped a court-appointed trustee enter the...
Former teacher and her 10-month-old baby are suffering from poor conditions in prison, says...
Hasan Semerci, the brother of former teacher Büşra Çulha, who has been imprisoned with her 10-month-old daughter Bahar since September 23, has said his...
Asylum seeker pushed back to Turkey by Greek authorities speaks of intolerable prison conditions
Mehtap Karpuzcu (35), one of the refugees on a boat that was pushed back to Turkey by the Greek coast guard on August 16,...
Turkish screenwriter detained over past remarks about fictional character
Merve Göntem, a screenwriter for the popular Turkish TV series “Kızılcık Şerbeti” (Cranberry Sorbet), was detained in İstanbul on Monday as prosecutors launched an...
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