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Activist Öztürk says she was subjected to brutal torture in secret detention center
Turkey

Activist Öztürk says she was subjected to brutal torture in secret detention center

Ayten Öztürk, 47, who describes herself as a socialist activist, said she was subjected to severe torture and sexual harassment…
CoE fails to start infringement proceedings against Turkey in Kavala, Demirtaş cases
Turkey

CoE fails to start infringement proceedings against Turkey in Kavala, Demirtaş cases

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has failed to start infringement proceedings against Turkey due to the…
10 arrested on charges of murdering Kurdish family in central Turkey
Turkey

10 arrested on charges of murdering Kurdish family in central Turkey

Ten people have been arrested and jailed in connection with the killing of seven members of a Kurdish family in…
Turkish courts to demand ‘concrete evidence’ for pre-trial detention under new regulation
Turkey

Turkish courts to demand ‘concrete evidence’ for pre-trial detention under new regulation

The Turkish parliament approved a new legal reform package on Thursday, specifying in the letter of the law that concrete…
Erdoğan blames HDP for collapse of Turkey’s peace talks with Kurdish militants
Turkey

Erdoğan blames HDP for collapse of Turkey’s peace talks with Kurdish militants

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) of paving the way for the collapse…
Journalists, politicians protest in Berlin after attack on exiled Turkish journalist
World

Journalists, politicians protest in Berlin after attack on exiled Turkish journalist

Dozens of journalists and politicians protested in Berlin on Friday against a recent attack on Erk Acarer, a Turkish journalist…
IPU urges Turkey to end continued arbitrary detention of former opposition MP
Turkey

IPU urges Turkey to end continued arbitrary detention of former opposition MP

The Governing Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), a global organization of national parliaments, has said in a recent decision…
Appeals court upholds 22-year sentence given to former Kurdish MP
Turkey

Appeals court upholds 22-year sentence given to former Kurdish MP

A regional appeals court in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır has upheld a prison sentence of 22 years, three…
Global outcry as Turkish rights advocate MP hospitalized after forcible detention
Turkey

Global outcry as Turkish rights advocate MP hospitalized after forcible detention

Prominent rights activists around the globe, in addition to Turkish dissidents, have condemned the detention by force of former opposition…
US report highlights Turkey’s crackdown on Gülen movement after coup attempt
Turkey

US report highlights Turkey’s crackdown on Gülen movement after coup attempt

A report by the US State Department regarding a series of “significant human rights issues” in Turkey has highlighted the…
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