Turkish prosecutors dismiss torture complaint by former dormitory director linked to Gülen movement
Turkish prosecutors have dismissed a complaint of torture filed by Aysun Işınkaralar, the former director of a dormitory affiliated with the faith-based Gülen movement,...
Lawyers’ report on torture in police custody not published, causes rift in bar association
A report by lawyers from the Ankara Bar Association’s human rights committee on allegations of torture made by detainees held at a police detention...
Jailed mother says baby contracted dysentery in prison, yet denied medication
Arzu Akçakaya, one of the more than 11,000 women who have been jailed as part of a government crackdown on followers of the Gülen...
Adana woman who just gave birth to be detained by police in Turkey
A group of police officers have been waiting outside the Avrupa Hospital in the southern province of Adana in order to detain a woman...
Jailed HR defender Kurşun: I believe in universal human rights with all my heart
Jailed Turkish human rights defender Günal Kurşun has said "I am a person with a secular outlook on life. I believe in universal human...
Turkish teacher convicted of ‘praising terrorism’ to start serving prison sentence with baby
Ayşe Çelik, a Turkish teacher sentenced to one year, three months in prison over allegedly “praising terrorism and a terrorist organization” in a TV...
Life sentences sought for 7 people, including journalist Hidayet Karaca, over Gülen links
An Ankara prosecutor on Wednesday sought life sentences for 7 people, including jailed journalist Hidayet Karaca, the former chairman of now-closed Samanyolu Broadcasting Group...
Female officer raped in detention by Turkish police had to abort pregnancy: report
A female officer who had served in the Turkish army had to have an abortion after she was raped in police custody, Lt. Abdulvahap...
Turkish journalists Aksoy, Taş released by İstanbul court after 14 months in jail
Atilla Taş, a former singer and a columnist for the now-closed Meydan daily, Murat Aksoy, former columnist of now-closed Bugün daily, and Davut Aydın,...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says he stands with the oppressed of the world
As he continues a massive purge and witch-hunt against his opponents, Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a message for Human Rights...
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