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HRW: Detained Turkish teacher hospitalized after beating during interrogation

A teacher in Antalya told his wife that police had beaten him so severely during interrogation that his intestines were destroyed and that he...

HRW: Detainee suffers from internal bleeding after torture in Turkish prison

An Ankara lawyer told Human Rights Watch that her client suffered from internal bleeding as a result of torture by police officers. In a 43-page report,...

HRW: Turkish police strip detainees naked, beat them on testicles with baton

A lawyer reported to Human Rights Watch that five people were taken to a darkened room, stripped naked, beaten on their testicles with a...

Human Rights Watch: Lawyer says police tortured clients by squeezing testicles

An Istanbul-based lawyer told Human Rights Watch (HRW) that police officers tortured her two clients by squeezing their testicles and forcing them to undress,...

Council of Europe expresses concern about detention of Kışanak and Anlı

The Council of Europe expressed concern on Wednesday over the detention of Diyarbakır’s Kurdish co-mayors Gülten Kışanak and Fırat Anlı, asking Turkey to provide...

Man who attacked nurse in shorts released in first hearing of trial

An İstanbul court on Wednesday ruled to release Abdullah Çakıroğlu, who was arrested in September for attacking a young nurse on a bus in...

Erdoğan’s advisor Türkoğlu elected as basketball federation president

Hidayet Türkoğlu, a former NBA player and current advisor to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has been elected the new president of the Turkish Basketball...

Academic targeted by pro-gov’t media reveals litany of lies in stories

In a written statement released both in Turkish and English, UK-based academic Özcan Keleş denied recent allegations about him that appeared in Turkey’s mostly...

Turkish Airlines flight attendant found dead in New York hotel room

Eda Ö., a Turkish Airlines (THY) flight attendant who had flown from İstanbul to New York City, was found dead in her room at...

NATO chief: Failed coup attempt in Turkey created gaps in alliance

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said that a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15 has created gaps in the alliance since Turkey...

Police officer who tear-gassed Gezi Park protestors now accuses Gülen movement

The infamous police officer who sprayed tear gas directly into the face of a female protestor, for which he received a suspended 20-month jail...

Turkish Interior Ministry says arming AKP politicians normal and necessary

Turkey's Interior Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that arming politicians who are targeted by terrorist groups in eastern and southeastern Turkey is...

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