31 Kurdish inmates face telephone and visit bans for commemorating Kobani
Thirty-one inmates in a prison in Turkey’s western İzmir province have been stripped of telephone and visitation privileges, the Artı Gerçek news website reported...
Opposition MP not allowed to visit critically ill woman in prison
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Deputy Chairwoman Gülizar Biçer Karaca wasn’t allowed to visit critically ill Ayşe Özdoğan, 34, who was sent to...
Patreon closes account of exiled journalist over threat by Turkish gov’t
Patreon has blocked the account in Turkey of Kamil Maman, an exiled Turkish journalist in Canada, after the Turkish government threatened to close Patreon completely...
Turkey detains 30 in raids targeting religious group that has been in crosshairs of...
Turkish police on Thursday detained 30 people during raids conducted in 17 provinces against a religious group known as “Süleymancılar” and who identify themselves...
CPJ condemns Turkmen journalist’s denial of entry to Turkey
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in a recent statement condemned Turkey’s denial of entry to Turkmen journalist Ruslan Myatiev.
Myatiev, the director and chief...
Turkey detains scores of expelled military cadets, officers over Gülen links
Turkish police on Tuesday detained at least 97 former military cadets and active duty and former officers due to their alleged links to the...
Pastor Brunson’s lawyer appeals to Turkish Constitutional Court
İsmail Cem Halavurt, the lawyer for Andrew Brunson, an American pastor who is standing trial in Turkey on terrorism-related charges, on Wednesday appealed to...
Turkish police detain second lawyer for Islamic preacher critical of gov’t as investigation expands
Turkish police on Friday detained a second lawyer representing Islamic preacher and government critic Alparslan Kuytul as part of a growing investigation that has...
Killing of 15-year-old Syrian by masked men in Turkey leads to allegations of racism
A 15-year-old Syrian was shot dead by masked gunmen in İstanbul on Saturday, leading to allegations of a racially motivated attack, the Turkish Minute...
Turkish gov’t should not deport 2 detained Turkmen activists at risk of torture: Human...
The Turkish government should halt any plans to deport two detained Turkmen activists to Turkmenistan, where they will be at grave risk of arbitrary...
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