17 mistreated, 4 journalists detained, 3 prisoners died in region hit by earthquakes: report

At least 17 people were mistreated by security officers in provinces of southern Turkey that were hit by devastating earthquakes in early February, and...

3 gendarmes suspended on accusations of killing young man who allegedly looted a quake...

Three gendarmes who are accused of beating Ahmet Güreşçi to death in custody after he and his brother Sabri allegedly looted a liquor store...

5,361, including 80 minors, mistreated or tortured in Turkey in 2022: report

An annual report on human rights violations in Turkey drafted by main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) lawmaker Sezgin Tanrıkulu has revealed 5,361 incidents...

Elderly Kurdish prisoner beaten by guards for protesting racist remarks: report

Cemal Gürsel Bizci, a 68-year-old Kurdish inmate in a prison in Turkey's western Manisa province, claims he was beaten for objecting to racist remarks...

Ankara prosecutor’s office refuses to pursue case of female journalists allegedly strip-searched

A criminal complaint filed by female journalists who were detained on October 29 and claim to have been strip-searched at Sincan Prison in Ankara...

Kurdish musician recounts details of mistreatment targeting her, Gülenists in Turkish prison

A Kurdish singer who was held in pretrial detention in Turkey for more than a year on terrorism charges has recounted the mistreatment she...

2 soldiers arrested in eastern Turkey for allegedly raping Afghan refugee

Two soldiers in Turkey’s eastern Van province have been arrested for allegedly raping an Afghan refugee as they were taking a group of refugees to...

Inmates go on hunger strike to protest rights violations in prison in western Turkey

Six inmates in a prison in Turkey's western province of Afyonkarahisar went on a hunger strike on Tuesday to protest rights violations in the...

Ankara bar publishes 5 censored reports on torture, ill-treatment of alleged Gülenists

The Ankara Bar Association has published five reports by its human rights committee on allegations of torture made by detainees held at a police...

Man captured by MİT abroad over terrorist links claims he was tortured in Turkey...

A man who was reported to have been captured abroad due to alleged terrorist links and brought to Turkey in July claimed that he...

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