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Report: Prisoners threatened with death, exposed to torture in Mersin

Prisoners in two prisons in the southern Turkish province of Mersin have allegedly faced maltreatment, physical violence and torture as well as being threatened...

Turkish colonel accusing Gülen of coup plotting says his testimony taken under torture

A Turkish colonel whose testimony was key to supporting the Turkish government’s argument that a failed military coup attempt on July 15, 2016 was...

Teacher jailed with 3-day-old baby placed under house arrest

Aysun Aydemir, an English teacher who was jailed with her three-day-old baby on Monday, has been released but placed under house arrest with an...

Post-coup prisoner says threatened with rape, beaten almost to death

In the latest of firsthand letters revealing the re-emergence of torture in Turkish prisons, an Antalya arrestee reportedly said he was beaten so badly...

CHP deputy says instances of strip search increasing in Turkish prisons

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Barış Yarkadaş has claimed that instances of strip search are increasing in Turkey's prisons and called on...

HDP deputy takes military blockade in Koruköy to Parliament’s agenda

Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Şanlıurfa deputy Osman Baydemir talked about developments in Koruköy village of the Nusaybin district of southeastern Mardin province during...

Jailed journalist deprived of food and water for hours

Imprisoned president of the now-shut-down Samanyolu TV Hidayet Karaca said during a hearing on Monday that he had not been given any food or...

Aided by colleagues, abusive policeman seeks ways to dodge charges

With police brutality already proven to have increased in recent protests across the country, Ali Genç, an abusive officer who was involved in a...

Keskin says torture has never been legitimized to this extent

Lawyer and human rights activist Eren Keskin said a state of emergency (OHAL) has been used to cover up all violations in Turkey, saying...

Prosecutor allegedly tells wife of detainee to consider her husband dead

Cumhuriyet daily columnist Aydın Engin wrote on Wednesday that the wife of a detainee sent him a letter claiming that a prosecutor told her...

PACE’s Godskesen: I wouldn’t return home if I were a Turk seeking asylum

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) co-rapporteur Ingebjorg Godskesen has said she would not return to Turkey if she were a Turkish...

Female client stripped naked, severely beaten by policemen, lawyer claims

An Istanbul-based lawyer told the Etkin News Agency that her female client was forced to strip naked and severely beaten by a group of...

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