Purge victim denied release 3 times dies of cancer

Tacettin Toprak, a 36-year-old civil servant who was dismissed by the Turkish government following a coup attempt on July 15, 2016, died on Saturday,...

Gülen sympathizer says suffered sexual assault, beatings, asphyxiation in prison

M.E., a 34-year-old Turkish man who used to work at a student dormitory affiliated with the Gülen movement, has told the New York Times...

Turkish gov’t detains dozens of people over their alleged links to Gülen movement

The Turkish government detained dozens of people on Tuesday across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of the...

Activist Öztürk says she was subjected to brutal torture in secret detention center

Ayten Öztürk, 47, who describes herself as a socialist activist, said she was subjected to severe torture and sexual harassment in a secret detention...

Persecuted members of high courts held in solitary confinement in Turkish prisons

Dozens of judges and prosecutors who are former members of Turkey's high courts such as the Court of Cassation, the Council of State, the...

Former academic says he was brutally tortured at Ankara Police Department

Muhammed Savaş Bayındır, a former academic in the law faculty at Ankara's Gazi University, in a public letter said he was brutally tortured at...

Nurse dismissed by Turkish government’s arbitrary decree attempts suicide over depression

A Turkish nurse in Isparta province, who is identified as S.B., who was dismissed from her position as part of the government’s post-coup crackdown,...
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Former Supreme Court of Appeals judge tortured and mistreated in prison

Nalan Dilara Uğur, daughter of former Supreme Court of Appeals judge Hüsamettin Uğur, has claimed in a series of tweets that her father was...

Video footage shows man attacking woman for wearing shorts on İstanbul minibus

https://youtu.be/3kKW1CbnzwQ A video footage, revealed by the Birgün daily on Wednesday, shows a man, Ercan Kızılateş, attacking a woman, Melisa Sağlam, on a minibus in...

Turkey’s Erdoğan says supporters of pro-Kurdish HDP to be ‘held accountable’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday said people who supported the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and voted them into parliament will be...
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