Turkey’s Erdoğan rebukes former President Gül for decree remarks
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has scolded former President Abdullah Gül for his call on the government to revise a new state of...
Jailed cancer patient dies under detention due to maltreatment, ignorance in Turkey
One more death under suspicious conditions and because of maltreatment in detention under the rule of emergency declared in the aftermath of a controversial...
Survey: 17 pct of people, detained or jailed in Turkey after coup attempt, think...
A survey conducted by The Rights and Justice Platform's the State of Emergency (OHAL) Research and Reporting Committee has showed that 16,7 percent of those who...
Latest victim of Turkish government’s persecution becomes days-old baby Vedat Akif
Everyday a new tragedy has been added to the story of massive persecution in Turkey where more than 17,000 innocent women and over 700...
Turkish government killed 1,190 PKK militants in 2017, report
A total of 1,190 militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) have been killed in 2017, according to information gathered from Turkish Interior...
Turkish gov’t detained 62,402 people over alleged links to Gülen movement in 2017
Turkish security forces detained a total of 62,402 people in 2017 over alleged links to the Gülen movement, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported...
Turkish PM: No changes will be made to decree on impunity to civilians
The government decree granting immunity to civilians who take part in suppressing coup attempts will not be changed, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has...
Jailed Turkish journalist Hidayet Karaca reportedly put in solitary confinement
Hidayet Karaca, a jailed Turkish journalist and the former chairman of the now-closed Samanyolu Broadcasting Group, has reportedly been put into solitary confinement following...
COMMENTARY — Erdoğan gov’t encourages vigilante violence in Turkey
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The Turkish government has not only disregarded major criticism directed at the most controversial article of state of emergency decrees, which provides...
Conflicting statements come from Turkey’s ruling party on immunity given to civilians
Amid growing reactions from opposition and human rights defenders, conflicting statements came from Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) members on calls for...
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