Turkish court sends 25-day-old Vedat Akif to prison together with his mother
Halime Kaman, who gave birth through the cesarean section 25 days ago, was arrested by an İstanbul court on Friday and sent to prison...
Jailed vet diagnosed with cancer, not allowed for treatment
Turkish veterinarian Harun Vural was diagnosed with cancer during his term under pre-trial detention, however, the prosecutor in charge denies him permission to stay...
European United Left/Nordic Green Left says EU’s Turkey policy ‘incoherent’
The European United Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) group from the European Parliament on Tuesday scrutinized the future relations between the EU and Turkey in...
Turkey Purge: 3,158 detained, 1,127 jailed in past 30 days over coup charges
A huge cleansing of Turkey’s state and other institutions is continuing as people from all walks of life find themselves being hunted down, taken...
Turkish goverment says 560 children kept in prisons along with mothers across Turkey
560 children, aged between 0 to 6, are being held in Turkish prisons along with their mothers, according to data given by Turkey's Justice...
Mother transferred to Gebze prison, baby left in care of lawyers
A breastfeeding mother was separated from her eight-month-old baby when she was transferred from an İstanbul prison to another one in Gebze, the pro-Kurdish...
Report: Turkish government keeps 2,800 children behind the bars
It is reported on the occasion of November 20 Children's Rights Day that Turkish government has kept 2,800 children behind the bars across Turkey,...
Mass torture in Turkey under the spell of nationalism and religious zealotry
The torture, ill-treatment, abusive, inhuman and degrading treatment of people who are deprived of their liberties in Turkey’s detention centers and prisons have become...
CoE’s annual report shows record increase in Turkish prison population
Data released in an annual Council of Europe (CoE) report has revealed an explosion in the prison population of Turkey, with a record increase of...
Purged military officer reveals torture in police custody in Ankara
A purged military officer who was detained last week in Ankara on alleged ties to the Gülen movement revealed torture and other ill-treatment in...
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