Adana woman who just gave birth to be detained by police in Turkey
A group of police officers have been waiting outside the Avrupa Hospital in the southern province of Adana in order to detain a woman...
Woman journalist in Turkey traumatized by abuse and torture at police station
A veteran woman Turkish journalist who remained in nine month long pre-trial detention has been subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment at the police...
Academic who suffered cardiac problem in prison denied treatment
İsmet Özçelik, a Turkish academic who was forcibly brought from Malaysia to Turkey in 2017 due to his alleged links to the Gülen movement,...
Security forces beat 39 villagers at blockaded Kuruköy square, set houses on fire
Turkish security forces blockaded a village in Nusaybin district of Mardin province beaten thirty nine villagers in front of others at the village square...
Turkish police detains dozens during protests over arrest of Gülmen and Özakça
Turkish police has detained tens of people during the protests staged in support of jailed Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, who are on hunger...
Yakup Şimşek, brand marketing manager for Turkish critical daily, behind bars over a TV...
A veteran media professional has been jailed in Turkey for 430 days over a TV commercial that was designed to attract new subscribers to...
Report: Rights violations increased in Turkey under rule of emergency
A report drafted by the Diyarbakır Bar Association has revealed that there has been a significant increase in the number of rights violations in...
301 lawyers in jail, over 100 lawyers wanted in Turkey
According to data compiled by ‘Arrested Lawyers Initiative’, 301 lawyers are currently in jail and arrest warrants have been issued by courts about more...
Black humour: Erdoğan says no group’s freedom has deteriorated in 16 years of AKP...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Sunday that the freedom of no individual or an ethnic or religious group had deteriorated in Turkey...
CCTV recordings kept secret from the public reveal torture and abuse in Turkey
CCTV recordings kept secret by the Turkish government have confirmed the testimony of dozens of gendarmes who were subjected to torture and abuse in...
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