Pro-Erdoğan Turkish mafia leader defends threat against Academics for Peace
Pro-government ultranationalist Turkish mafia leader Sedat Peker, who had threatened signatories of the Academics for Peace (BAK) declaration of Jan. 11 2016, has defended...
52-year-old sick prisoner dies because of his late release in Turkey
Ahmet Bayar, 52-year-old lung cancer patient, has lost his life in Diyarbakır reportedly because he was released from prison too late despite of his severe...
Turkish journalists Aksoy, Taş released by İstanbul court after 14 months in jail
Atilla Taş, a former singer and a columnist for the now-closed Meydan daily, Murat Aksoy, former columnist of now-closed Bugün daily, and Davut Aydın,...
Systematic torture reported in police headquarter in Bartın province of Turkey
Turkish media outlets have reported new incidents of the systematic torture in the Police Department in Bartın province of Turkey which had come to...
US officials to visit Turkish-American NASA researcher jailed in Turkey
US consular officials in Turkey were given permission to visit Turkish-American dual citizen and NASA researcher Serkan Gölge, who has been held for 15...
Turkish gov’t detains dozens across Turkey over alleged links to Gülen movement
Amid a non-stop witch-hunt targeting the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish government has issued detention warrants or tens of people on Tuesday while dozens of...
Over 22,000 inmates sleep on floor in Turkey’s overcrowded prisons
At least 22,000 inmates are forced to sleep on the floor as the prison population has exceeded 229,000 for the first time in Turkey’s...
Journalist Erdal Şen and his wife behind bars due to Turkey’s collective punishment
In an example of guilt by association and blood, a veteran Turkish journalist and his wife have been languishing behind bars for 440 days...
PPJ report exposes human rights violations and inadequacy of Turkish prisons
A comprehensive report, released last week by Platform for Peace & Justice (PPJ) on the prison conditions in Turkey under the state of emergency...
Critical theologian Eliaçık attacked by Turkish Islamist thugs at book fair
İhsan Eliaçık, a Turkish theologian, who is known for his critical stance against Turkish government and autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was assulted by a...
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