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[OPINION] The last nail in the coffin of Turkish democracy

By Okan Turna On July 15, 2016 Turkey witnessed an unprecedented coup attempt by a faction within its armed forces. While the attempt was still...

European deputies not allowed to visit DemirtaÅŸ in prison

A delegation of European politicians was not allowed to pay a visit to the imprisoned co-chair of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), Selahattin Demirtaş,...

AKP deputy says people will raid prisons, hang Gülen, PKK supporters

Justice and Development Party (AKP) İzmir deputy Hüseyin Kocabıyık has said the Turkish people will raid prisons and hang sympathizers of the Gülen movement...

Lawyer urges int’l monitoring in Turkish prisons over staged riot claims

Lawyer Ömer Turanlı has called on human rights organizations and the relevant commissions of the EU to immediately monitor incidents taking place in Turkey's...

Turkish gov’t planning slaughter of jailed Gülen followers in staged riot, lawyer claims

The Turkish government is headed for mass killings of people jailed over alleged or real links to the Gülen movement, in a staged riot...

Lawyer who questioned allegations of torture in Ä°stanbul prison battered by guards

Günay Dağ, a lawyer representing 17-year-old H.İ., currently confined at İstanbul’s Maltepe juvenile facility, was battered by guards after he asked questions about the veracity...

Zaman journalist says subjected to violence, sexual harassment in prison

Ayşenur Parıldak, a former reporter from the now-closed Zaman daily who is among dozens of journalists jailed after a failed military coup attempt in...

AKP official: Torture claims won’t be investigated if victims are Gülenists

A Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy has said there will be no investigations into claims of torture and mistreatment of people put into...

Opposition deputy, family believe graft prosecutor murdered in prison

A deputy from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) said in a parliamentary session on Saturday that he and the family of a...

Arrested HSYK member goes on hunger strike in protest of prison conditions

Head of the 2nd Chamber of the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) Nesibe Özer, who was arrested as part of an investigation...

AKP Twitter troll asks gov’t to kill all Gülen sympathizers in jail

A pro-Justice and Development Party (AKP) Twitter troll has called on the government to make plans for the massacre of all Gülen sympathizers who...

Documents of arrested Turkish linguist seized by prison management

  Personal documents including answers to an interview and another text belonging to 69-year-old respected Turkish linguist Necmiye Alpay were seized last week by the...

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