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...
520 children of imprisoned mothers grow up in Turkey’s jails
As Turkey celebrated the 97th anniversary of the foundation of the Turkish Parliament, National Sovereignty and Children’s Day on April 23, at least 520...
CPT head Gnatovskyy says Ankara does not allow report on Turkey to be published
The Council of Europe’s anti-torture committee has stated that the Turkish authorities have not given permission for a report on Turkey to be published...
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...
Seven victims of Turkey’s post-coup purge reportedly abducted
Mysterious disappearances involving already-victimized opposition groups have become a common occurrence in Turkey in the aftermath of the July 15 coup attempt with at...
Dozens more detained in anti-Gülen witch hunt across Turkey
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for a total of 85 people across 23 provinces due to their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen...
Kurdish political prisoners’ hunger strike ends on its 64th day
Hunger strike, which has been defined as "indefinite and irreversible," that pro-Kurdish political prisoners launched on February 15, 2017 for an end to the...
More academics, teachers, charity staff detained over alleged Gülen links
Tens of academics, teachers, university staff and aid organization personnel were detained by police in Turkey over alleged links with Gülen movement.
At least 18...
Third suspicious disappearance: Teacher dismissed in post-coup crackdown not seen for 14 days
Cengiz Usta, a 44-year-old teacher who was dismissed from his post as part of the Turkish government’s post-coup purge of state-institutions, has been missing since...
Turkey’s Interior Ministry: 1,542 detained over ‘terror charges’ in past week
A total of 651 people were detained in operations targeting the Gülen movement over the past week, according to a statement from Turkey’s Interior Ministry...
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