Turkish gov’t detains dozens, mostly military officers, over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government has detained dozens of people on Tuesday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting the alleged members of the...
Turkey ranks 105th out of 153 countries in regard of safety of women
Turkey has ranked 105th out of 153 countries according to a global index released by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) and the...
Turkish family faced abuse, violence and lies during forcible removal from Pakistan
A Turkish family of four that were unlawfully abducted in Pakistan and later turned over to Turkish security services in defiance of the UN...
Jailed judge in solitary confinement in Turkey facing severe psychological problems
Neslihan Ekinci, a former judge in İstanbul province has been held in solitary confinement in prison has been exposed to inhuman treatment in jail...
Dismissed teacher Onay jailed by Turkish gov’t after 12 days under custody
Nazife Onay, one of the thousands of teachers who were removed from their jobs by decrees issued by the Turkish government in the aftermath of...
Tearful Balıkesir Mayor Uğur resigns in the face of threats to his family
Ahmet Edip Uğur, the mayor of Balıkesir, on Monday resigned in tears under mounting pressure exerted by Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, saying...
EP’s Harms calls on EULEX to look into Turkish teacher case
Rebecca Harms, a member of the European Parliament, on Sunday called on the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) to look...
Teacher under threat of deportation from Kosovo for torture in Turkey
A Turkish teacher named Uğur Toksoy was detained by Kosovo authorities just following a visit by Ankara Chief Prosecutor Yüksel Kocaman, to the land over...
A campaign of awareness organised worldwide for #668Babies in Turkish prisons
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A worldwide awareness campaign was conducted on Saturday in major cities across the world including London, Berlin and Stockholm for 668 babies who were...
Turkish court accepts indictment seeking life sentences for relatives of major coup suspect
A Turkish court in Sakarya province accepted an indictment on Friday against the sister-in-law and the father-in-law of Turkey’s alleged major coup suspect Adil...
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