EU’s Juncker: No progress on Turkey ties while Turkish journalists jailed
The European Union (EU) and Turkey will see no progress in their relations as long as Turkey holds journalists in prison, European Commission President...
Jailed Kurdish children speak of torture by Turkish security forces in Nusaybin
The torture claims have marked the trial of 17 Kurdish children, who were arrested by Turkish security forces in Mardin's Nusaybin district during the...
Turkish court denies request by cancer patient boy’s jailed father for release
Ender Özkul, the jailed father of a 13-year-old cancer patient who has failed to respond to treatment so far, was denied release from prison...
İstanbul courts refuse to comply with Turkey’s top court’s order to release journalists Alpay...
İstanbul's 26th and 13th High Criminal Courts have refused to comply with the order of Turkey's Constitutional Court for the release of jailed veteran...
Turkey’s Justice Ministry: 624 babies behind bars across country
The Turkish Justice Ministry has revealed that 624 children under the age of six are living with their convicted mothers in prisons across Turkey,...
EU criticizes ‘dress code’ requirement for Turkey’s coup, terror suspects
The European Union (EU) has criticized a recent emergency rule decree issued by the Turkish government requiring that inmates charged with crimes against the...
Turkish gov’t allows jailed father to attend son’s funeral only with handcuffs
Jailed father of Berk Görmez, a 14-year-old boy who died of intestinel cancer last week, could attend his son’s funeral only with his hands...
German supreme court halts deportation of Turkish citizen due to torture in Turkey
Germany’s supreme court has halted the deportation of a Turkish citizen convicted of supporting an radical Islamist militant organisation on Tuesday, saying authorities should...
Turkish government’s new method of diplomatic retaliation: Changing street signs
Turkish government has used e new method of diplomatic retaliation to punish the states that it has tension in bilateral relations: Changing the street...
Jailed teacher Lokman Ersoy dies because of maltreatment, negligence in Turkish prison
One more Turkish teacher lost his life on Monday because of maltreatment and negligence of Turkish authorities during his stay in prison under the rule...
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