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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…
Turkish police detain judge purged after 2016 failed coup
Turkey
November 12, 2019
Turkish police detain judge purged after 2016 failed coup
Büşra Taşkıran, a former judge who was dismissed from her job in the aftermath of a 2016 failed coup attempt…
Istanbul court orders re-arrest of Ahmet Altan
Media Freedom
November 12, 2019
Istanbul court orders re-arrest of Ahmet Altan
An Istanbul court on Nov. 12 reversed a previous ruling to release journalist Ahmet Altan, on appeal filed by the…
Human Rights Violations Report, Comprehensive infographics about Turkey
Turkey
August 28, 2019
Human Rights Violations Report, Comprehensive infographics about Turkey
Advocates of Silenced Turkey (AST), a New Jersey based Human Rights Organizations reports about Turkey. Infographics work began on August…
Gülen schoolteacher abducted in Azerbaijan after questioning by prosecutor: report
World
December 31, 2018
Gülen schoolteacher abducted in Azerbaijan after questioning by prosecutor: report
Gelen, a teacher at a Gülen movement-linked school in Azerbaijan, appeared before an Azerbaijani prosecutor on allegations of terrorism made…
No improvement in respect for EU values: MEPs cut support for Turkey by €70m
Economy
September 26, 2018
No improvement in respect for EU values: MEPs cut support for Turkey by €70m
Last November, during the budgetary negotiations, Parliament and Council decided to place in reserve €70 million in pre-accession funds for…
[OPINION] Erdoğan has ruined the lives of 1 million people in Turkey
Editor's Choice
February 18, 2018
[OPINION] Erdoğan has ruined the lives of 1 million people in Turkey
The criminal investigations, prosecutions and trials in politically motivated cases on trumped-up terrorism and coup plotting charges have ruined the…