2 children accompany mother in prison serving sentence on conviction of links to Gülen...
Zehre Gürsoy, a mother of four who was arrested on January 30 in the western Turkish province of Edirne to serve a sentence on...
EP votes to cut €70 mln in aid to Turkey over human rights violations
The European Parliament has voted to cut financial support to Turkey by €70 million ($80.8 million) due to concerns over human rights and the...
Turkish court releases academic after 36 days in pretrial detention over social media poll
Turkish academic and author Emrah Gülsunar was released from pretrial detention on Monday after spending 36 days behind bars over a social media poll...
Elderly inmate can remain in prison despite serious health problems, Turkish hospital says
A 73-year-old inmate who was convicted over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement and lost his ability to speak in prison can continue...
Amnesty says Turkish government’s crackdown on dissidents in Turkey continued in 2019
The government’s crackdown on dissidents in Turkey continued in 2019, despite the end of a two-year-long state of emergency in July 2018, Amnesty International...
Former top court president says Turkey cannot attract investment without trust in judiciary
Former Constitutional Court president Haşim Kılıç has warned that foreign investors will avoid Turkey unless they can trust its courts, citing the detention of...
The Year in Review: Women’s Rights
The year 2020 has witnessed an increase in rights violations against women in Turkey, with rising numbers of femicide cases amid discussions of withdrawing...
Exiled journalist’s wife: I am held hostage in Turkey
Dilek Türker Dündar, the wife of exiled Turkish journalist Can Dündar, complained about the human rights violations she has faced in Turkey since her...
Courage in Journalism Award given to jailed Kurdish journalist Zehra Doğan
The Washington-based International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) gave one of this year’s Courage in Journalism Awards to Kurdish journalist and painter Zehra Doğan, who...
Turkish authorities arrest pregnant women, sparking public outrage
A five-months-pregnant woman was arrested on Sunday for alleged links to the Gülen movement, sparking outrage among activists and opposition politicians, the Bold Medya...
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