Human rights advocates criticize arbitrary solitary confinement in Turkish prisons
Turkish human rights advocates have criticized prison authorities for arbitrarily imposing solitary confinement as a punishment for inmates, the Bianet news website reported.
In a statement...
Former MP, rights defender Gergerlioğlu released from prison after top court’s ruling
Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a human rights defender and former lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) who was was stripped of his parliamentary...
Turkish pro-gov’t columnist Dilipak appears to threaten US about new 9/11
“If the internal stress in the US goes on like this, the possibility of another 9/11 is not all that remote,” Turkish columnist Abdurrahman...
Turkish Red Crescent official faces backlash over video targeting working women
The head of the Turkish Red Crescent branch in Kayseri province sparked a backlash after sharing a video urging President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to...
Travel ban imposed on son of Somali president over fatal accident lifted after court...
Turkish prosecutors lifted a travel ban on Mohamed Hassan Sheik Mohamud, the son of Somali President Hasan Sheikh Mohamud, after he testified in court...
İnandı kidnapped by 3 Kyrgyz men, put on plane after several hours in a...
Orhan İnandı, Turkish-Kyrgyz educator rendered from Kyrgyzstan by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT), was kidnapped by three Kyrgyz men, blindfolded and driven for several...
US official warns of more actions against Turkey if pastor Brunson not freed
The United States is warning that more economic pressure may be in store for Turkey if it refuses to release jailed American pastor Andrew...
Turkish riot police use tear gas to enter CHP headquarters
Hundreds of Turkish riot police used tear gas and forced their way into the Ankara headquarters of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)...
International students in Turkey report racism and discrimination
International students studying at Turkish universities say they often experience racism and discrimination, the Bianet news website reported.
Students coming from countries such as Pakistan...
US representatives introduce legislation calling for sanctions on Turkish officials violating human rights
Two members of the US House of Representatives on Thursday announced the introduction of the “Turkey Human Rights Promotion Act of 2021,” a bipartisan...
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