Ümit Horzum released by Turkish court 145 days after his abduction in Ankara
Turkish citizen Ümit Horzum, who was kidnapped in Turkey’s capital of Ankara on December 6, 2017 over his alleged affiliation with the Gülen movement, was...
393 women in Turkey murdered in domestic violence since January 2017
Three hundred ninety-three women in Turkey were killed in incidents of domestic violence over the last 19 months, according to the Interior Ministry.
Opposition deputy...
Three Turkish teachers allegedly affiliated with Gülen movement detained in Afghanistan
Three Turkish and one Afghan teachers were detained by Afghan intelligence officials on Tuesday on the request of Turkish government under the rule of...
Turkish security forces killed a taxi driver over alleged PKK link
A forty-five year old taxi driver who had been working in Turkey’s southeastern province of Van lost his life on Thursday after police officers...
Two expelled educators detained on 75th day of their hunger strike
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Turkish police, after midnight on Sunday, have raided the houses belonging to Semih Özakça and Nuriye Gülmen, educators who went on a hunger strike...
Gülmen and Özakça’s lawyer: They will end hunger strike when their voices are heard
Selçuk Kozağaçlı, the lawyer for imprisoned educators Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, has said the two will end their hunger strike when they feel...
EU reacts to maltreatment of renowned media designer Fevzi Yazıcı by Turkish authorities
The European Union (EU) has reacted to the maltreatment of Fevzi Yazıcı, who is jailed art director of now-closed Zaman daily, on Thursday and...
Ankara Bar files complaint on allegations of torture at police department
The Ankara Bar Association has announced that they filed a complaint against the Ankara Police Department based on nine allegations of torture made by...
Jailed Turkish Air Forces’ colonel reportedly losses his life in İstanbul’s Silivri Prison because...
A Turkish lawyer has stated on Friday that a military officer jailed in İstanbul's notorious Silivri Prison has lost his life because of the...
Report: Tips claim about 1,000 detainees being tortured by police across Turkey
It is claimed that about 1,000 people who were detained by police forces last week have been started to be tortured in detention centers...
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