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...

Purged Turkish NATO officer speaks out, risks Erdoğan’s retaliation

Former Lt. Cdr. Cafer Topkaya gave an interview to Germany's Deutsche Welle (DW) and stated that he is coming out of the shadows to tell...

Report: Turkish government keeps more than 70,000 students in prisons

Turkish Justice Ministry has announced that there are currently 70,000 students in prisons across the country. However, according to a report by Figen Atalay...

Turkey’s top court orders gov’t to pay damages to complainant accused of Gülen ties

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled in favor of an applicant who claimed he had suffered torture and inhumane treatment during his detention on charges...

Civil servant purged by Turkish gov’t abducted in Ankara, says parent

Orçun Şenyücel, a former public employee who was dismissed from his job at the Competition Authority in 2016, has been abducted by an unknown...

Syrian family claims they were tortured at border by Turkish soldiers

A Syrian family attempting to cross into Turkey was detained in the border city of Urfa and subjected to torture by members of the...

Images of inmate who died in Silivri Prison show signs of severe beating and...

New images of Ferhat Yılmaz, one of the inmates who was allegedly subject to mistreatment by guards in Istanbul's Silivri Prison, emerged on Wednesday...

Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 323 people over links to Gülen movement on...

Detention warrants have been issued by Ankara Chief Prosecutor's Office for 142 people who used to work or still work for Turkish Education Ministry...

Report: 409 women killed, 387 children sexually abused in Turkey in 2017

A total of 409 women were killed and 387 children sexually abused in Turkey in 2017, according to data compiled by the “We Will...

Horrific torture details emerge in Turkey’s capital, a lawyer reveals to SCF

Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) has received further details about horrific tales about ongoing torture and abuse in an exposed unofficial detention facility in...

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