Prison authorities confiscate belongings of inmates who complained about overcrowding
Prison authorities in western Turkey's Denizli T-Type Prison confiscated the personal belongings of female inmates who complained about overcrowding in cells, the Bold Medya...
Austrian journalist acquitted of terror charges in Turkey
An Austrian student and journalist says a Turkish court has acquitted him and two others of terrorism-related charges, The Associated Press reported.
Max Zirngast was...
Rights advocates call for the release of chronically ill LGBTQ activist
LGBTQ rights advocates have urged Turkish authorities to release imprisoned activist Asya Gökalp on the grounds that she is chronically ill and faces the...
Turkish gov’t continued to limit religious minorities’ rights in 2021: US report
The US Department of State has underlined in a recent report that Ankara continued to limit the rights of non-Muslim religious minorities, especially those not recognized...
Turkish gov’t planned a campaign of arrest prior to coup attempt, classified document shows
A review of a confidential Turkish military document reveals how the first group of more than 7,000 people who were taken into custody within...
Turkish journalist arrested due to reports on investigations into opposition mayors
Turkish journalist Furkan Karabay was arrested on Thursday on charges of insulting the president and targeting public officials involved in counterterrorism efforts in his...
Court blocks access to 257 news stories on 5 prosecutors’ dismissal over Gülen links
An Ankara court has blocked access to online news stories on 257 websites that in March covered the dismissal of five prosecutors by Turkey’s...
Travel ban forces young cancer patient to seek treatment overseas without mother
Eight-year-old Ahmet Burhan Ataç on Sunday travelled to Germany for cancer treatment without his parents, who are both victims of a purge carried out...
US senator accuses Erdoğan of democratic backsliding over jailing of rival: report
Turkish authorities should present credible evidence of corruption against İstanbul’s jailed mayor or immediately release him, US Senator Adam Schiff said on Thursday as...
Turkey to seek extradition of 33 political dissidents from Sweden, Finland
Turkey’s justice minister said Wednesday that his ministry will seek the extradition of 33 political dissidents from Sweden and Finland under a deal to...
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