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Child abuse cases hit record levels in Turkey last year: report

Turkey’s Ministry of Justice has released statistics for 2018 that show an unprecedented number of criminal cases launched over the sexual abuse of children as well...

74 ex-Turkish pilots receive life sentences for alleged role in 2016 coup attempt

Seventy-four former Turkish pilots on Thursday received life sentences on charges of attempting to overthrow the government in a trial related to a 2016 failed coup,...

Erdoğan promises to strengthen free speech with new judicial reform

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has been harshly criticized for his intolerance of free speech, has vowed to improve freedom of expression in Turkey with...

Turkish judge dismissed for calling out ‘inappropriate’ attire of female lawyer

Turkey’s Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has dismissed a judge after he called out a female lawyer for what he said was inappropriate attire in...

Court again decides to keep journalist Gündem in jail

A Turkish court ruled on Wednesday for a continuation of the pretrial detention of veteran Turkish journalist Mehmet Gündem, who was arrested on Nov. 1, 2017...

Turkey jails yet another journalist over Gülen links

Journalist İbrahim Varlık, who used to work for the now-closed Cihan news agency, has been arrested, according to journalist Ahmet Dönmez. Dönmez, formerly with the now-closed Zaman daily...

Detainees in Turkey’s Southeast tortured again for exposing ill treatment: report

A report released by the Foundation for Society and Legal Studies (TOHAV) has claimed that some of the people who were detained last week in Halfeti...

Families of hunger strikers fined by Mersin Police Department for holding sit-in

The Mersin Police Department has fined families of hunger-striking inmates for holding a sit-in near a prison, the Mezopotamya news agency reported on Wednesday. Fifty-four people have...

Former parliament speaker refuses Erdoğan’s offer to sit on high advisory board

Former Parliament Speaker Hikmet Çetin has refused an offer for a position on the Presidential High Advisory Board, a new body established by Turkish President Recep...

[UPDATE] Veteran journalist Gürsel released by court after turning himself in to start serving remaining time

Veteran journalist Kadri Gürsel on Wednesday turned himself to prison authorities to serve out his remaining sentence but was released on probation by a...

Turkish pilot in Afghanistan charged with flying jet during 2016 coup in Turkey: report

A Turkish army pilot who was away from home on an assignment with NATO’s Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan was falsely charged by Turkish authorities with...

Ankara Bar Association interviews former diplomats subjected to torture: report

The Ankara Bar Association on Tuesday published a report including interviews with five detainees who were subjected to torture last weekend at a detention center in...

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