23-years-old teacher kidnapped and killed by outlawed PKK in Turkey
A 23-year-old teacher in Turkey's southeastern Şanlıurfa province was reportedly killed by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Tunceli province, the PKK announce...
Detained teacher severely tortured, his wife harrassed by Turkish police
Once an inspiring educator to his pupils, a Bartın teacher was detained with her hands cuffed behind back as a perceived enemy of the...
Judge, who imprisoned 517 people over alleged Gülen links, faces probe with same charges
Murat Taşhan, a Çorum judge who sent 517 people from 21 different occupations to prison over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, was...
Turkey arrests 31 more lawyers in İstanbul over alleged links to Gülen movement
Thirty-one attorneys were arrested in İstanbul on Monday as part of Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting the alleged members of the...
‘Coup’ trial for Turkey’s prominent journalists starts today
Seventeen suspects, including Turkey’s renowned journalists Nazlı Ilıcak, Ahmet Altan and Mehmet Altan, are ready to appear before an İstanbul court on Monday for...
Couple of policeman and teacher, their premature baby in jail over alleged links to...
Fatma Çetin, a teacher who was earlier dismissed from public school in Erzurum province as part of the government’s post-coup crackdown against the Gülen...
Journalist Kaya accused of being ‘Gülenist’ by ex-husband in prison for 10 months
Tuba Kaya, a 27-year-old reporter from the now-closed Zaman daily, was arrested on Sept. 19, 2016 after her ex-husband lodged a complaint claiming that...
Wife of abducted man complains about indifference by Turkish authorities on the case
Emine Özben whose husband Mustafa Özben was abducted on May 9, 2017, said Turkish police and prosecutors have been unwilling to investigate the missing...
Turkish gov’t persecutes family members, relatives and friends instead of alleged coup suspect Adil...
While challenging claims over Adil Öksüz, who has been presented by Turkish government as one of the alleged civillian suspects of the controversial coup...
Another dismissed public employee abducted in broad daylight in Turkey’s capital Ankara
Yet another victim of the Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting the alleged members of the Gülen movemenet was abducted by forcinh...
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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This report focuses on how illegal pushbacks by Greek authorities have devastating consequences on Turkish asylum seekers upon their return to Turkey.
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