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...
14-year-old boy caught in suitcase while trying to flee Turkey’s post-coup witch hunt
A 14-year-old Turkish boy, identified by his initials S.K., was detained in a suitcase in Turkey’s northeastern border province Artvin while he was on...
52-year-old sick prisoner dies because of his late release in Turkey
Ahmet Bayar, 52-year-old lung cancer patient, has lost his life in Diyarbakır reportedly because he was released from prison too late despite of his severe...
Turkish Interior Ministry sentenced to pay TL 1 mln to man who lost eye...
An İstanbul court has ordered the Turkish Interior Ministry on Monday to pay over 1 million Turkish Liras in compensation to an academic who...
Interior Ministry: 1,015 detained over alleged Gülen links in one week
A total of 1,015 people were detained in operations targeting the faith-based Gülen movement over the past week, according to a statement from Turkey’s...
Jailed teacher had to send baby away due to poor conditions in Turkish prison
Turkish teacher Ayşe Çelik, who was jailed with her baby earlier this month on terror charges because she had said, “Don’t let children die”...
Turkish court rules for continuation of former HDP co-chair Demirtaş’s imprisonment
Ankara 19th High Criminal Court within the Sincan Prison Campus has ruled on Friday for the continuation of Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) former Co-chair...
Turkey’s Erdoğan calls on US to extradite Gülen in return for jailed US pastor
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called on the US to extradite Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen in return for releasing American pastor...
LRWC urges Turkish gov’t to immediately release, ensure medical treatment for jailed lawyer Mustafa...
The Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), a committee of Canadian lawyers who promote human rights and the rule of law by providing support internationally to...
Academic Gülmen and friends detained by police, tortured in detention
Dismissed with government's executive decrees academicians and teacher Nuriye Gülmen, Semih Özakça and Acun Karadağ, who have been staging a protest for 120 days...
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