Turkish gov’t keeps woman with heavy Alzheimer’s in jail for 15 months over witness’...
Turkish government has jailed Fatma Bektaş, who has many illnesses such as heavy Alzheimer's, cardiac and herniated disc, pending trial for 15 months. Bektaş,...
Turkish gov’t obliges alleged terror suspects, convicts in Turkey to wear Guantanamo-like single-type uniforms
Turkish government has issued a new post-coup executive decree (KHK) under the rule of emergency to oblige all suspects and convicts under arrest in...
Turkish government’s persecution targeting dissident academics goes on with sham trials
Turkish government's systematic persecution campaign targeting dissident academicians has went on through sham trials on the courts instructed and controlled by government across Turkey.
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Turkish gov’t sends teacher with baby to prison in 10 days for allegedly ‘praising...
Ayşe Çelik, a Turkish teacher who was sentenced to one year and three months in prison for allegedly “praising terrorism and a terrorist organization”...
Survey: 89 pct of Turkish youth sees homosexuals as ‘other’, perceives them as ‘threat’
A study has showed that 89 percent of Turkish youth defines homosexuals as 'other' and perceives them as a 'threat' while 86 percent of them...
Turkey’s OHAL commission makes first decisions on dismissed public sector staff
Turkey’s State of Emergency (OHAL) Procedures Investigation Commission made its first decisions on Friday on public sector staff who were dismissed by the government...
Turkish gov’t detains dozens, convicts 59 academicians over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government has continued to detain dozens of people and convicted 84 people, including 59 academics, across Turkey on Friday as part of its...
COMMENTARY — Erdoğan’s war budget signals Turkey set for a darker path
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The dramatic increase in the budget of the Interior Ministry, which is responsible for the main law enforcement agencies in Turkey, is...
EU reacts to maltreatment of renowned media designer Fevzi Yazıcı by Turkish authorities
The European Union (EU) has reacted to the maltreatment of Fevzi Yazıcı, who is jailed art director of now-closed Zaman daily, on Thursday and...
Severely sick Turkish journalist Balta not allowed to meet his family in prison
The veteran Turkish journalist Halil İbrahim Balta, who was arrested and put behind the bars after a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016,...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2022 in Review
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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