CISST received 1,572 complaints of mistreatment and neglect in Turkish prisons over the past...
A total of 1,572 appeals were submitted to the Civil Society in the Penal System (CISST) complaining of mistreatment, torture and neglect in Turkish...
Pregnant woman jailed on Gülen links taken to hospital due to health problems
A five-months-pregnant woman who was arrested and jailed on May 16 for alleged links to the Gülen movement despite regulations was taken for a...
ECtHR condemns Turkey over Amnesty activist’s ‘unlawful’ detention
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday condemned Turkey over the arrest in 2017 of the head of the Turkish branch of rights...
Turkish man sparks outrage for kicking 70-year-old Syrian refugee woman in the head
A Turkish man has sparked outrage on social media for kicking a 70-year-old, mentally disabled Syrian woman on the side of her head as...
Opposition politician sent to Silivri Prison to serve sentence
Canan Kaftancıoğlu, head of the İstanbul branch of Turkey’s main opposition party, has been sent to the notorious Silivri Prison in İstanbul to serve...
Turkish Human Rights Foundation saw record number of police mistreatment complaints in 2021
A record number of people complained to the Turkish Human Rights Foundation (TİHV) in 2021, saying they were subjected to mistreatment in police custody...
Woman imprisoned on Gülen links suffers from leukemia, appeals for release
A woman arrested a month ago for alleged links to the Gülen movement has requested release from prison, saying she has leukemia and needs...
Turkish journalist briefly detained for covering news on Hagia Sophia damage
Journalist Engin Açar was briefly detained on Monday for reporting on damage suffered by the iconic Hagia Sophia, the Bianet news website reported.
A correspondent...
Journalist unions’ joint statement slams bill stipulating prison for online disinformation
Seven Turkish journalist unions criticized a bill on Friday presented to parliament by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) that paves the way...
Imprisoned Kurdish singer requests release due to multiple health problems
Imprisoned Kurdish singer Nudem Durak has called on Turkish authorities to release her from prison, saying she suffers from multiple illnesses and wants to...
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