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Opposition MP accuses justice ministry of lying about mistreatment, torture in Turkish prisons

Human rights defender and Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu has accused Turkey’s Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ of lying about mistreatment and...

Mothers with young children should not be incarcerated, says CİSST report

A recent report published by the Civil Society in the Penal System (CİSST) said under no circumstances should young children accompany their mothers in prison...

Wife calls for release of imprisoned former teacher with thyroid cancer

Nesli Kanat, wife of 40-year-old inmate Hakan Kanat, who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in October 2021, has demanded the immediate release of her...

Turkey marks Children’s Day as economic crisis adds to widespread children’s rights violations

Turkey is celebrating National Sovereignty and Children’s Day in an environment worsened by the country’s deteriorating economy, which forces many children to work –...

3 Turkish soldiers killed in offensive against PKK in Iraq: Erdoğan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has announced that three Turkish soldiers have been killed so far in Operation Claw-Lock, the air and ground offensive...

Greek police rescue 64 asylum seekers left on border islet by smugglers: report

Greek police rescued 64 asylum seekers, including 10 children, who had been left by smugglers on a tiny islet in the Evros River, which...

Turkey ordered detention of 148 people over alleged Gülen links in a week

Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 148 people due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, the Stockholm Center...

UN cites conviction of Kosovar officials in Turkish intelligence case as progress in the country’s rule of law

The United Nations hailed the court proceedings against Kosovar officials who were involved in the abduction of critics of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

University student arrested for links to Gülen movement says he was robbed of his future

A university student who was arrested for alleged links to the Gülen movement in a letter from prison said he had been robbed of...

Villagers in southeastern Turkey’s Batman province claim mistreatment by gendarmerie

Reports of gendarmes’ mistreatment of villagers in southeastern Turkey’s Batman province during raids on their homes for allegedly “aiding terrorist organizations” have recently become...

DEVA Party MP calls on authorities to immediately investigate claims of mistreatment in Silivri Prison

Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) deputy Mustafa Yeneroğlu has called on authorities to immediately investigate allegations of mistreatment in Istanbul’s Silivri Prison, the Stockholm...

Turkey’s long-standing freedom of religion or belief issues remain unresolved: report

Despite Turkey’s human rights obligations as a party to core human rights treaties, the long-standing obstacles to the enjoyment of the right to freedom...

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