Torture

Autopsy proves Turkish military student’s throat slit during coup attempt, sister says

Despite a relentless crackdown against any questioning of the government’s narrative regarding what really happened during a failed coup on July 15, second-year air force student Murat Tekin’s throat was slit by an angry mob, his sister has claimed, backing up her allegation with an autopsy report. Graphic video footage showing a soldier lying on […]

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Faces of Manisa prisoners rendered unrecognizable due to torture, lawyer says

The faces of people held in a Manisa prison have become unrecognizable due to heavy torture, Seda Tanrıkulu, a lawyer representing some of the prisoners, told the Turkish media. “When I met with prisoners, there were bruises on the face of D.K., made by the boots of officials,” Tanrıkulu said. Stating that prison guards reportedly

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Newly released journalist says tortured with molten plastic during detention

Police officers reportedly tortured Adnan Kümek, a reporter for the government-targeted Azadiya Welat newspaper, by dripping molten plastic on his legs during the two days he was held at an unofficial detention center in Turkey’s East. Allegations of torture and other maltreatment of Turkey’s post-coup detainees have substantially increased in the recent past. “Police officers

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Newly released RedHack suspect says threatened with rape during detention

After he was kept behind bars for 12 days as part of an investigation into Turkish hacker group RedHack, Taylan Kulaçoğlu, an alleged member of the group, has said he was threatened with rape during his detention. Six people including Kulaçoğlu who were detained on Sept. 24 as part of investigation into the hacker group

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‘Prisoners are being tortured,’ arrested Turkish man shouts in a cry for help

“Political [prisoners] are being subjected to torture,” said a man under arrest, in an obvious cry for help, as he was being forced into a police car after a medical checkup in Manisa province. With allegations of ill-treatment of Turkey’s post-coup prisoners becoming more widespread by the day, the relatives of an arrested man videotaped a

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Turkey’s National Police reportedly establish special torture unit following coup attempt

With allegations of ill-treatment of Turkey’s post-coup detainees becoming more widespread with every passing day, TR724 has claimed that the National Police Department has set up a torture unit in order to deal with alleged coup plotters. Independent news portal TR724 on Monday published the fourth part in a series on the re-emergence of torture in

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Tortured detainee would choose 50 years in prison over return to custody

“I am OK with 50 years in prison, but please don’t send me back to detention in a holding cell,” a woman witnessed her detained husband begging police officers during a recent visit to the detention center. Independent news portal TR724 on Sunday published the third part in a series on the re-emergence of torture

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Newly released woman says detainees are tortured with plastic bags over their heads

Police put a plastic bag over the head of a woman in order to convince her to testify against the Gülen movement, a recently released detainee explained in a letter to the media. Independent news portal TR724 published the second part in a series on the re-emergence of torture in Turkish prisons following a failed

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Torture re-emerges in Turkish prisons after massive purge

A Turkish news portal on Friday started a series on the re-emergence of torture in Turkish prisons following a failed coup on July 15, based on the personal accounts of victims and their families. Independent news portal TR724 published the statements of the family of teacher E.B., who was tortured in prison by the insertion

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Turkey postpones scheduled visit by UN rapporteur on torture

The Turkish government has postponed the scheduled visit of Juan E. Mendez, the UN special rapporteur on torture, to the county, which has been beset by allegations of torture, maltreatment and rape against detainees in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt. “While I understand that the developments in Turkey during the last months demand

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