Turkey’s opposition vow to resist against Erdoğan’s intensifying oppression
The leaders of Turkish opposition parties have harshly reacted the Sunday government decree enforcing a one-color uniform on all prisoners across Turkey and also brought immunity...
Turkish government’s long arm failed to abduct Gülen-affiliated teacher in Moldova
Turgay Şen, the general director of the Orizont High School in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau, has claimed asylum in the country in order to escape...
Police officer accused of torturing former air force commander gets promoted
Elif Uzun Sümercan, a previous deputy chief of the Ankara Police Department’s counterterrorism unit who was accused of torturing former commander of the Turkish...
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,...
753 Turkish workers lost their lives in workplace accidents in last 4 months
At least 753 workers lost their lives in workplace accidents in Turkey during last 4 months following Turkish government's aggressive program titled “Declaration of...
Prosecutor finds no grounds for legal action against policemen who mistreated Kurdish family
The Diyarbakır Public Prosecutor's Office said there were no grounds for legal action against policemen who beat and injured a Kurdish family during a...
CSOs protest ECtHR’s refusal of Turkish hunger strikers’ release request
Turkish civil society organizations (CSOs) including human rights defenders, lawyers and health organizations have protested a rejection by the European Court of Human Rights’s...
PACE expresses concern about increase in torture allegations in Turkey
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Wednesday adopted a resolution on torture and ill-treatment in places of detention across Europe,...
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...
PACE co-rapporteurs Mikko and Evans to make fact-finding visit to Turkey
Marianne Mikko (Estonia, SOC) and Nigel Evans (United Kingdom, EC), co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), will be making...
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