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Turkish rights NGO says conditions for prisoners in poor health alarming

Prominent pro-Kurdish NGO the Human Rights Association (İHD) has stated that in Turkey there are 1,025 prisoners in poor health, 357 of whom are...

Ankara mayor resigns upon Erdoğan’s order

Melih Gökçek, the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality mayor, announced his resignation on Saturday, saying his decision came after an order from Turkish President Recep Tayyip...

Report exposes rights violations, inadequate conditions, in Turkish prisons

A comprehensive report, released last week by the Platform for Peace & Justice (PPJ) on prison conditions in Turkey under a state of emergency...

[VIDEO] Another person detained in Turkey for wearing ‘hero’ T-shirt

A 30-year-old hotel receptionist in Turkey’s resort district of Bodrum, identified only by his initials Ö.C.K, was detained for wearing a T-shirt bearing a...

German, Swedish rights activists leave Turkey after release from prison

German citizen Peter Frank Steudtner and Swedish national Ali Gharavi, who were released on Wednesday after 112 days in jail along with six other...

Turkish court rules Amnesty’s Kılıç remain in pre-trial detention

A day after the release of eight human rights activists by an İstanbul court, a court in Izmir ruled for the continuation of the...

Turkish court rules for arrest of 10 activists, 2 journalists

A Turkish court on Wednesday ruled for the arrest and pretrial detention of 10 pro-Kurdish and leftist activists and two journalists in İstanbul, the...

[UPDATE] 84 more military members sought for detention over alleged Gülen links

The Konya and Trabzon chief public prosecutor’s offices have issued detention warrants for 84 soldiers of various ranks as part of a witch-hunt targeting...

Detention warrants issued for 121 Turkish diplomats over alleged Gülen links

Amid a non-stop witch-hunt targeting the faith-based Gülen movement, detention warrants were issued on Thursday for 121 Turkish diplomats who were dismissed following the...

[VIDEO] Turkish court releases AI’s İdil Eser, 7 other human rights activists

An İstanbul court on Wednesday ruled to release eight human rights activists, including Amnesty International’s Turkey Director İdil Eser, who had been in pretrial...

Journalist Kuray detained in police raid in Istanbul

Zeynep Kuray, a reporter for the Birgün daily, was detained on Wednesday evening in a police raid on her home in the Kadıköy district...

[VIDEO] 14-year-old boy caught in suitcase while trying to flee Turkey’s post-coup witch-hunt

A 14-year-old Turkish boy, identified by the initials S.K., was caught in a suitcase in Turkey’s northeastern border province of Artvin while he was...

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