More than 1,400 sick prisoners are held in Turkish penal institutions: report
At least 1,412 inmates, including hundreds who are critically ill, are being held in Turkish prisons under conditions that exacerbate their health problems, according...
Turkish authorities must cease all actions aimed at criminalizing independent reporting: Council of Europe
Turkish authorities must cease all actions aimed at blocking or criminalizing independent reporting and take steps to restore judicial independence and to ensure the...
Vaccine rollout in Turkish prisons begins amid criticism
Turkey’s justice ministry announced in a statement on Thursday that the coronavirus vaccine rollout in prisons had commenced amid criticism of the inability of...
Netherlands investigating Turkish professor’s remark that killing Gülenists is permissible in Islam
Dutch officials have initiated an investigation into Rotterdam
Islamic University President Ahmet Akgündüz, a staunch supporter of the
Turkish government, who said that killing...
Survey shows female journalists in Turkey subjected to discrimination, violence
Fifty-five female journalists in Turkey have said they have been subjected to discrimination and violence in the media sector and that they don’t receive...
26 detained in İzmir bribery probe amid crackdown on Turkey’s main opposition
Turkish police on Thursday detained 26 municipal officials and employees in the western city of İzmir in a bribery investigation targeting a district municipality...
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...
Turkish gov’t closes 116 media outlets under state of emergency
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Hakan Çavuşoğlu announced that a total of 116 media outlets have been closed by government decrees under an ongoing state...
Turkish folk band member dies after 322-day hunger strike: report
A member of the left-wing Turkish band Grup Yorum died two days after he ended a 322-day hunger strike protesting the government’s ill treatment...
Turkish authorities detain 71 people over alleged Gülen links: minister
Turkish authorities detained 71 people over the past week for alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Friday.
Yerlikaya...
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