Kurdish Alevi university student allegedly brutalized in apparent hate crime
A university student in İstanbul has been allegedly brutalized by roommates due to his Kurdish and Alevi identities, according to local media reports.
The student,...
Turkey’s Erdoğan calls for expanded witch hunt against Gülen followers
Having purged more than 150,000 people from state jobs and jailed over 50,000 due to alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkey's autocratic...
Turkish woman says she miscarried baby due to stress under police custody
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A Turkish woman, whose identity remains anonymous, has said in a recent video recording that she miscarried her baby due to the stress she...
Mother and son phone conversation reveals Turkish guardians in murder of Kurdish prisoner
A telephone conversation regarding 40-year old Kurdish prisoner in Balıkesir’s Kepsut prison beaten to within an inch of his life has revealed recently that...
Turkish gov’t sends teacher with baby to prison in 10 days for allegedly ‘praising...
Ayşe Çelik, a Turkish teacher who was sentenced to one year and three months in prison for allegedly “praising terrorism and a terrorist organization”...
Men kill 183 women and girls, use violence against 278 in Turkey in 8...
During the first eight months of 2017, men in Turkey killed 183 women and girls, used violence against 278 women, raped 57 and sexually...
Purge victim dies of heart attack in Turkish prison
Muzaffer Özcengiz, a teacher who was dismissed from his job and jailed after a controversial coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016, died...
Turkish court rejects US pastor Brunson’s appeal for release for second time
A Turkish court in İzmir province has rejected an appeal for US pastor Andrew Brunson to be released from house arrest during his trial on...
Turkish government does not allow jailed pro-Kurdish politician to attend his mother’s funeral
Muhsin Kunur, a pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) member and the former mayor of Şırnak’s Silopi district, who has been in prison over terror...
8,5-month pregnant woman under arrest in Turkey though baby faces heart, kidney problems
With only days to go before the delivery, a Turkish woman in Kayseri province is still held under arrest even though her baby has...
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