Prison guards refer to notorious torturer while mistreating inmates in SE Turkey
Prison guards in a Gaziantep prison allegedly beat inmates İlhami İşçi and Uğur Ürün over an argument, making reference to a military officer accused...
Turkish gov’t arrests lawyer of jailed military officers over alleged Gülen links
Lawyer Kemal Uçar, known for his critical statements concerning the July 15, 2016 coup attempt cases, has been arrested after 11 days of detention...
Survey: 79 pct of Turkish citizens support Turkey’s EU membership
A new public survey conducted by the Economic Development Foundation (İKV) has showed a rising trend in support for Turkey's membership to European Union...
Turkish regulator suspends pro-opposition Halk TV, TELE1 broadcasts for 5 days
İlhan Taşcı, a member of Turkey’s broadcast regulator, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), announced on Twitter today that RTÜK has ruled to...
Turkish Education Ministry’s removal of co-education clause from regulations stirs debate
The removal of a co-education clause from the Education Ministry's regulations by the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has stirred a...
CoE, Turkey have until April 19 to comment in infringement procedure over Kavala case
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has said in a press release that the Committee of Ministers –- the executive organ of the...
Turkish human rights group reports 722 mistreatment-related applications in 2024
A recent report by the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) revealed that in 2024 the organization received 722 applications related to ill-treatment, primarily at the...
Turkey orders detention of 78 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the detention of 78 people as part of an investigation into the alleged education network of the faith-based Gülen...
Turkish social media personality gets 11-month suspended sentence over headscarf video
A Turkish court has handed down an 11-month suspended sentence to social media personality and singer Murat Övüç for insulting religious values in a...
Turkey gov’t requests extradition of 419 alleged members of Gülen movement
Turkish Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül said on Friday that the Turkish government has so far asked for the extradition of 419 people linked to...
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