Police raid wrong house in search for protestors, pin down disabled woman
A disabled woman was allegedly pinned to the ground by police who entered her home by breaking down her door in a dawn raid...
Patriarch Bartholomew criticizes Turkish authorities for not permitting liturgy at Sümela Monastery
The İstanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians worldwide, expressed frustration with Turkish authorities, saying the patriarchate has not received...
Another inmate dies of COVID-19 as cases continue to surge in Turkey’s overcrowded prisons
Şeref Vatansever, 47, a former computer science teacher dismissed from his job during a post-coup purge in Turkey, died of COVID-19 yesterday after contracting...
80-year-old Kurdish inmate dies of cancer in Turkish prison
Kurdish inmate Abdo Baran, 80, who was suffering from end-stage colon cancer, died on Thursday in southeastern Turkey's Mardin province after being denied release...
Former anchorman for Turkish state television not released despite eligibility for parole
Hamza Günerigök, a former anchorman for the state-owned Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) who was arrested on terrorism charges, said he has not...
Replacement of opposition party mayor in Turkey brings trustee appointments under spotlight
For the second time since Turkey’s March 31 local elections, a democratically elected mayor has been removed from office, once again bringing the controversial...
Opposition expresses concerns about AKP’s pre-election efforts to provoke, manipulate voters
Tactics allegedly used by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its allies in the run-up to Sunday’s elections to provoke and manipulate...
Turkish authorities issue detention warrants for 53 former and active duty military members
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on Monday ordered the detention of 53 active duty and former military members as part of a massive...
Turkey’s ‘pit-type’ prisons under fire amid hunger strikes, rights concerns
Rights groups and inmates have stepped up criticism of Turkey’s high-security “pit-type” prisons, saying detainees face overcrowding, lack of sunlight and medical neglect, according...
Şenyaşar family calls on new justice minister for fair and effective legal procedure in...
Members of the Şenyaşar family, who have been demanding justice for three of their relatives murdered by people connected to a lawmaker from the...
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