Turkey’s prosecutor opposes release of pro-Kurdish HDP deputy Bilgen from prison

The Office of the Chief Prosecutor in Turkey’s southeastern Diyarbakır province late on Friday opposed the release of pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Kars...

Araç’s mother: ‘My son didn’t commit suicide, he was killed by police’

Azize Araç, mother of Murat Araç, who have allegedly committed suicide by jumping out of a police headquarters' window while under police custody in...

Turkish prison administration obliges Kurdish woman to speak in Turkish

A prison administration in İstanbul asked a female prisoner to speak in Turkish rather than Kurdish on the phone with her mother or be...

İstanbul phase of Turkey’s main coup trial adjourned until August

The trial of 24 people who are accused of leading a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 that is being held...

Head of Amnesty International visits jailed Turkey director in infamous Silivri Prison

Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty has eventually visited the international rights group’s jailed Turkey director İdil Eser and called for her release, along...

Turkish teacher Ayşe Çelik released from Diyarbakır 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”...

9 women detained in Turkey over alleged ties to Gülen movement

Nine women have been detained as part of an operation targeting the alleged followers of the faith-based Gülen movement in an operation based in...

Detention warrants issued for 121 Turkish diplomats over alleged links to Gülen movement

Amid a non-stop witch-hunt targeting the alleged members of the Gülen movement, detention warrants were issued on Thursday for 121 Turkish diplomats who were...

169 people including 5 inmates died, 339 maltreated or tortured in Turkey in April:...

Cases of human rights violations in Turkey in April included 169 deaths and 339 incidents of torture or maltreatment, with 78 of them taking...

Video shows Malaysian police detained Turkish expats at Turkey’s request

https://turkeypurge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Untitled-1.mp4 A recent video recording submitted to Turkey Purge shows that Malaysia was detaining three Turks in the country at the request of Turkish government. Malay police...

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