Turkish woman, dismissed over alleged links to Gülen movement, dies of brain tumor
Rukiye Öztürk, a Turkish woman who was removed from her job as a Quran teacher over alleged links to the Gülen movement, part of...
Jailed Zaman columnist Türköne seen with daughter in first photo from Turkish prison
Sıla Türköne, the daughter of jailed Turkish columnist and political scientist Mümtaz'er Türköne, has said her father will celebrate yet a third birthday in...
Int’l bar associations urge Turkish gov’t to release all legal professionals and journalists
Several international bar associations have urged the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to unconditionally release and drop charges against all legal...
Turkish gov’t detains 16 Gazi University academics over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained 16 academics in Ankara on Thursday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of the Gülen...
Inmates in Turkish prison deliberately deprived of water: deputy
Deputy from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu said on web TV on Saturday that water is deliberately cut off in an...
Pregnant Turkish inmate suffers anxiety attack after being denied medication
Esra Uymaz Saral, a 27-year-old Turkish woman who was arrested in İzmir when she was four and-a-half-months pregnant, has reportedly suffered an anxiety attack...
Kurdish mayor tortured under police custody arrested by court
A Turkish court has ruled to arrest the ousted co-mayor of Van’s Edremit Municipality, Rojbin Çetin, who was attacked by police dogs and tortured...
39 lawyers charged with terrorism for reporting torture in Turkish prisons
Thirty-nine lawyers detained on September 11 have been charged with terrorism for reporting the torture their clients were subjected to in prison, according to...
Victim of extraordinary rendition gives account of torture in court
Ayten Öztürk, who was abducted from Lebanon in 2018 by Turkish intelligence, testified in an İstanbul court yesterday about the torture and inhumane treatment...
Torture and mistreatment commonplace in Kayseri Bünyan Prison, says former inmate
An inmate released from central Turkey's Kayseri Bünyan Prison said he witnessed torture and mistreatment, which have become commonplace in the facility.
Speaking to Hacı...
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