Turkey’s top doctor and human rights activist Fincancı convicted in chemical weapons trial
A Turkish court has convicted Şebnem Korur Fincancı, the president of the Turkish Medical Association and a renowned human rights activist, of disseminating “terrorist...
Turkish court considers publishing leaked state documents an act of terrorism
A Mersin court that handed down a prison sentence of 19 years, six months to jailed investigative journalist Mehmet Baransu on three separate charges...
Former minister condemns jailing of teacher over Gülen links, raising 1-year-old in custody
A former Turkish cabinet minister has publicly criticized the imprisonment of a teacher fired over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement who is...
Top court finds rights violation in denying a prisoner permission to attend relative’s funeral
Turkey's Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that denying a prisoner permission to attend his mother's funeral violates “the right to respect for private and...
Right violations increase in Turkish prisons as inmates forced to quarantine for months in...
Major violations of prisoners' rights have been occurring in large quarantine cells, where up to 30 inmates are forced to live together for months,...
ECtHR rejects Turkey’s appeal, clearing path for retrials in Gülen-linked cases
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Monday rejected an appeal by the Turkish government to refer to the Grand Chamber its ruling...
Turkish government to build 20 new prisons in 2023
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government is planning to build 20 new prisons this year, which is expected to significantly increase the...
Jailed journalist says in letter inmates forced to live in cells invaded by rats:...
A Turkish journalist who has been in jail since March 2018 on terrorism charges has written in a letter from prison about the “inhumanly”...
UN experts raise concern over Turkey’s prosecution of LGBTQ+ activist
United Nations special rapporteurs have raised serious concerns over the arrest and prosecution of Enes Hocaoğulları, a 23-year-old LGBTQ+ activist and Turkey’s youth delegate...
UN seeks aid for 874,000 Turkey-Syria earthquake survivors
The UN’s World Food Program (WFP) on Friday appealed for $77 million to provide food rations and hot meals for 874,000 people affected by...
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