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89 detained over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkey
March 25, 2023
89 detained over alleged Gülen links in a week
Eighty-nine people have over the past week been detained on warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors for alleged links to the…
95 Turkish journalists appeared before a judge in March, report reveals
Media Freedom
March 31, 2021
95 Turkish journalists appeared before a judge in March, report reveals
As Turkey continues to be among the top jailers of journalists in the world, a total of 95 journalists appeared…
Former diplomats sexually abused with batons and tortured: Bar Association
Turkey
May 29, 2019
Former diplomats sexually abused with batons and tortured: Bar Association
Former Turkish diplomats arrested over terrorism charges claim they have been tortured as well as sexually abused with police batons,…
SCF calls for Erdoğan to stop jailing journalists in New York Times ad
World
May 2, 2019
SCF calls for Erdoğan to stop jailing journalists in New York Times ad
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF), a Swedish-based rights advocacy organization, on Thursday ran an advertisement in The New York…
Turkish teacher jailed over Gülen links dies in prison due to lack of medication
Turkey
April 28, 2018
Turkish teacher jailed over Gülen links dies in prison due to lack of medication
Halime Gülsu, who was arrested on Feb. 20, 2018 for allegedly helping the faith-based Gülen movement, died on Saturday in…
[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…
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…