Turkey drops investigation into demise of teacher who was tortured to death
The Istanbul chief public prosecutor has decided to drop an investigation into the death of Gökhan Açıkkolu, a teacher who died after enduring 13...
European rights court rejects Turkey’s appeal of Kavala verdict
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has rejected an appeal from the Turkish government of a ruling on jailed businessman Osman Kavala in...
Nordic Monitor reveals content of censored Council of Europe torture report on Turkey
Documents detailing torture and abuse in Turkish prisons and detention centers obtained by Nordic Monitor explain why Turkey has for four years blocked the...
8-year-old son of purge victims dies of cancer
Ahmet Burhan Ataç, an 8-year-old whose parents have been prosecuted over alleged links to the Gülen movement, died of cancer early on Thursday, according...
Turkey keeps sick inmate in prison after repeated intensive care treatment
Sabri Kaya, an inmate in an Osmaniye detention facility with a heart condition, was sent back to prison after several visits to intensive care...
Another Grup Yorum musician on hunger strike dies in prison on 297th day
Mustafa Koçak, a jailed member of the Grup Yorum band who had been on a hunger strike in a prison in western Turkey, died...
Opposition deputy calls for release of jailed journalist diagnosed with stage 4 cancer
A jailed Turkish journalist was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, an opposition deputy reported, calling on the government to release him for proper treatment...
Where is Yusuf Bilge Tunç?
Yusuf Bilge Tunç disappeared in broad daylight on August 6, 2019, leaving no trace behind. He has not been heard from since. All the...
Yet another family ruined as mother dies while purge-victim father is in jail
Two-year-old Elif Zehra Çalışkan is now without parents as her mother died after falling from a balcony and her father, an academic, has been...
Helin Bölek, member of Turkish band Grup Yorum, dies on death fast
Helin Bölek, a member of the Turkish leftist band Grup Yorum who has been on a death fast for 288 days, died on April...
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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