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Another man testifies about torture by security officers during enforced disappearance

Yasin Ugan, who had been missing for six months before suddenly reappearing in police custody, has revealed in court that he was tortured by...

Prosecutor rules no need for probe into death of teacher tortured in custody

The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has once again ruled that there is no need to investigate the death of teacher Gökhan Açıkkollu, who was allegedly...

Prisoner on hunger strike forcibly fed, subjected to torture, lawyer reveals

Mustafa Koçak, who has been on a hunger strike for 254 days in an İzmir prison, was removed from his cell and brought to...

Court arrests 19 university students over Gülen links amid torture claims: report

A Turkish court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of 19 university students on charges of membership in the Gülen movement, which is accused of orchestrating a...

80 university students detained over Gülen links subjected to torture: report

Eighty university students who were detained in police operations on the morning of Feb. 28 due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement...

Man abducted by Turkish intel exposes torture during 9-month enforced disappearance

Gökhan Türkmen, who was allegedly abducted by Turkish intelligence officers and kept in a non-official detention center for 271 days, has said he was tortured, subjected...

Human rights group’s prison report notes increase in torture allegations in central Turkey

A growing number of inmates have been reporting torture and ill-treatment in prisons located in Central Anatolia, the Artı Gerçek news website reported on Wednesday, citing a...

Former intelligence officer testifies he was held hostage for 16 months, tortured

Mesut Geçer, a former official at Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) who was purged from his job due to his alleged links to the Gülen movement,...

Pro-gov’t journalist proposes torturing jailed Gülen followers to force them to talk

Staunchly pro-government Turkish journalist Cem Küçük has complained about Turkish authorities’ not forcing jailed Gülen movement followers to speak about the group’s activities, suggesting that various kinds...

Former public servants in custody threatened with sexual abuse: report

Former public servants who were detained on Wednesday over membership in the faith-based Gülen movement were subjected to ill treatment and threatened with sexual abuse, according...

UN rights body rules against extradition of Gülen follower from Morocco to Turkey

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has ruled against the extradition of a teacher linked to the Gülen movement from Morocco...

Migrants ‘tortured and beaten by Greek soldiers’ before being sent back to Turkey

A number of migrants claimed to have been tortured and abused by Greek soldiers before being physically pushed back over the border to Turkey,...

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