Elderly woman subjected to police violence during protest in Ankara
Perihan Pulat, 75, sustained several injuries after police used excessive force to disperse protestors in Ankara’s Yüksel Street on May 1.
Several public servants, Acun...
Jailed co-mayor of Saray district of Turkey’s Van province severely tortured by prison guards
Zilan Aldatmaz, who is arrested co-mayor of Saray district of Turkey's Van province, was reportedly tortured by the prison guardians in Elazığ T Type Prison,...
Turkish Medical Association’s 8 detained members released
Eight members of the Turkish Medical Association’s (TTB) central council who were detained last week over a critical statement on Turkey’s military operation in...
44 members of US Congress urge Mattis to halt F-35 delivery to Turkey
It would be “inconceivable” for the United States to go through with a deal supplying advanced F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, 44 members of...
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...
Father says French journalist ‘physically and psychologically abused’ under custody in Turkey
French journalist Loup Bureau, who was released after 52 days in detention in Turkey, arrived in Paris on Sunday, said his six days spent...
OSCE says concerned on solitary confinement of Zaman’s art director Fevzi Yazıcı
Harlem Désir, the Representative on Freedom of the Media at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), has reacted the maltreatment of Fevzi...
Jailed journalist denied access to case file on account of saving trees
Turkish prison officials refused to provide a print copy of indictment and evidentiary case file to a veteran journalist who has been jailed in...
Turkey sends note of protest to Germany over anti-Erdoğan installation
Turkey sent a diplomatic note to Germany on Tuesday protesting an installation by artist Philipp Ruch depicting Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan along...
İHD and TİHV: 2,278 people tortured, 11 people abducted in Turkey in 2017
The Human Rights Association (İHD) and the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) on Saturday said 2,278 people were tortured and 11 abducted in...
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