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Turkish prisons at 16 percent overcapacity: report
Turkey
December 15, 2022
Turkish prisons at 16 percent overcapacity: report
Turkish prisons are holding 49,518 more prisoners than their overall capacity, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing the latest data from…
Prosecutor rules no need for probe into death of teacher tortured in custody
Turkey
May 18, 2020
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…
Turkey issues detention warrants for 295 military members over Gülen links
Turkey
February 22, 2019
Turkey issues detention warrants for 295 military members over Gülen links
Turkey ordered the detention of 295 serving military personnel on Friday, the prosecutor’s office said, accusing them of links to…
Turkey orders detention of 363 in crackdown targeting Gülen network
Turkey
February 19, 2019
Turkey orders detention of 363 in crackdown targeting Gülen network
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the detention of 363 people as part of a massive crackdown targeting faith-based Gülen movement…
[UPDATE] Gabon hands Turkish educators, families over to Turkey
Education
April 9, 2018
[UPDATE] Gabon hands Turkish educators, families over to Turkey
Three Turkish educators and their families who were arbitrarily detained in Libreville, the capital city of Gabon, were handed over to…
Turkey: UN expert says deeply concerned by rise in torture allegations
Editor's Choice
March 1, 2018
Turkey: UN expert says deeply concerned by rise in torture allegations
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer has expressed serious concerns about the rising allegations of torture and other ill…
US Politician Margo Davidson Reflects On Her Visit To Turkish Refugees In Greece
Editor's Choice
February 24, 2018
US Politician Margo Davidson Reflects On Her Visit To Turkish Refugees In Greece
A Pennsylvania State Representative, Margo Davidson, visited Turkish refugees in Greece who fled from the persecution of the despotic regime…
Seventeen Turkish citizens, who escaped from persecution of Erdoğan regime, seek sanctuary in Greece
Turkey
February 22, 2018
Seventeen Turkish citizens, who escaped from persecution of Erdoğan regime, seek sanctuary in Greece
Seventeen Turkish nationals, including six children, have requested asylum in Greece after crossing over from Turkey, Agence France-Presse (AFP) has…