Lawyers’ report on torture in police custody not published, causes rift in bar association
A report by lawyers from the Ankara Bar Association’s human rights committee on allegations of torture made by detainees held at a police detention...
Torture and Inhuman Treatment in Turkey: 2021 in Review
Turkey has experienced a marked resurgence of torture and ill-treatment in custody over the past six years and especially since a coup attempt on...
Turkish court rejects US pastor Brunson’s appeal for release for second time
A Turkish court in İzmir province has rejected an appeal for US pastor Andrew Brunson to be released from house arrest during his trial on...
Ankara Bar president who refused to publish torture report resigns
Ankara Bar Association President Kemal Koranel, who refused to publish a report by the bar’s human rights committee on allegations of torture made by...
Turkish gov’t closes student dorms belonging to anti-Erdoğan Islamist group
Turkish police have sealed six student dormitory buildings belonging to an Islamist group whose leader, Alparslan Kuytul, is critical of the Turkish government, according...
29-year-old woman dies of heart attack on way to visit her jailed husband
A 29-year-old woman, Pınar Çınar, died of heart attack while on her way to visit her husband who has been imprisoned over alleged links...
Turkey detains 9 human rights advocates including AI director
Police detained nine human rights advocates including Amnesty International Turkey Director İdil Eser at a hotel on Büyükada, one of İstanbul’s nine islands in...
Seven victims of Turkey’s post-coup purge reportedly abducted
Mysterious disappearances involving already-victimized opposition groups have become a common occurrence in Turkey in the aftermath of the July 15 coup attempt with at...
Amnesty organizes a worldwide solidarity day for Turkish HR defender Eser on her birthday
Amnesty International (AI) has organised a worldwide solidarity day for Turkish human rights activist İdil Eser, director of Amnesty Turkey on her birthday on Saturday...
Jailed Turkish journalists to protest identical uniforms by undressing during their court hearings
Jailed journalists may protest against the identical uniforms, which has been planned by the despotic regime of Turkey's autocratic Presindent Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, by...
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