2 Syrians tortured by Turkish gendarmes after attempt to cross border: report
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Tuesday that it obtained a video showing two men with cuts and bruises on their bodies,...
Close to 200 participants detained during Nevruz celebration in Diyarbakır
Turkish police on Tuesday detained approximately 200 people who had gathered in the predominantly Kurdish province of Diyarbakır to celebrate the spring festival of...
Jailed Turkish journalist Nazlı Ilıcak set for next hearing
Turkish journalist Nazlı Ilıcak (73), a well-known columnist, TV host and former parliamentarian, has spent over two years behind bars since her arrest on...
Syrian refugee made to travel in handcuffs for 17 hours
A Syrian refugee who didn’t want to be named for reasons of safety was made to travel in handcuffs for 17 hours to a...
Inmates suffering from COVID-19 unable to see doctor in Aksaray prison: report
Ahmet Göksu, who is jailed in Turkey’s central province of Aksaray, has told his family that inmates suffering from COVID-19 cannot access proper healthcare...
17 jailed lawyers in Turkey stage hunger strike to protest unfair court hearings
Seventeen lawyers including Selçuk Kozağaçlı, president of the now-closed Progressive Lawyers’ Association (ÇHD), have begun a hunger strike in protest of the difficulties they...
Court denies former Zaman columnist’s request to travel for medical treatment
A request filed by columnist for the now-closed Zaman daily and academic Mümtaz'er Türköne to be allowed to travel abroad for medical reasons was...
61 detained over alleged Gülen links in a week
Sixty-one people including students, doctors, teachers and former military cadets have over the past week been detained on warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors for...
Turkey’s business newspaper lays off 40 employees due to financial troubles
Turkey’s prestigious economy newspaper Dünya has let 40 staff members go over the last two days as a result of financial problems, the Gerçek...
Mother of three suffering from thyroid cancer arrested for Gülen links
Gülden Aşık, a mother of three who suffers from thyroid cancer, was arrested on Wednesday after being sentenced to six years, three months in...
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