World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) has called on Turkish government to investigate the allegations of torture and other ill-treatment happening across the country. The letter came days after the Şanlıurfa Bar Association claimed that 38 people who were detained on May 20 were subjected to ill treatment and torture. One police officer died in a […]
Hatice Erol, a 26-year-old Turkish woman who suffers from epilepsy and requires daily medication, has been held in pre-trial detention in Konya prison for over 10 months over alleged links to Turkey’s Gülen movement. The movement is accused by the Turkish government of masterminding a coup attempt on July 15, 2016. According to a Twitter account,
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Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into Turkish singer Alpay after he at a concert commemorated a 13-year-old boy who was killed by the police during the Gezi Park protests of 2013, Gazete Duvar reported on Tuesday. The 84-year-old singer is now reportedly under investigation for “denigrating the state” and “praising members of terrorist groups.”
Ankara prosecutors have opened an investigation into German journalist of Turkish descent Süheyla Kaplan, over posts on her social media accounts, Deutsche Welle Turkish service reported on Friday. Three posts she shared on Facebook and Twitter are now subject to investigation for allegedly “insulting the president” and “spreading terrorist propaganda.” She posted about the Turkish
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At least 550 high-ranking Turkish diplomats have been fired from their jobs by the Turkish government since a coup attempt on July 15, 2016. According to Bahadır Gülle, who claims to be one of the 550 purged-diplomats, among them are those with degrees from the world’s some of the best universities, such as Harvard, Oxford,
Turkey’s national carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) will no longer offer Armenian weekly newspaper Agos to its customers at the international terminal in İstanbul, the Artı Gerçek news website reported on Friday. Agos has been among the print media available free of charge for THY customers since 2013. THY unilaterally repealed its contract with Agos last
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