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Ex-soldier walks free as sentence suspended in rape case
A Turkish court has handed down a suspended sentence to a former noncommissioned officer standing trial for raping İpek Er, an 18-year-old Kurdish woman...
793 women subjected to rape, sexual harassment in custody in Turkey since 1997: report
According to a report by the Legal Aid Bureau against Sexual Harassment and Rape in Custody, which provides free legal support for women subjected...
Famous Turkish actress convicted of ‘insulting’ former soldier accused of rape
Ezgi Mola, a popular Turkish actress, was convicted on insult charges after she protested in a tweet in August 2020 the release of a...
Turkish court denies prosecutor’s request to arrest former NCO for raping girl
A Turkish court on Thursday denied a prosecutor’s request for the arrest of former noncommissioned officer (NCO) Musa Orhan for allegedly raping İpek Er,...
Famous Turkish actress indicted for ‘insulting’ former soldier accused of rape
An indictment drafted by an Ankara prosecutor seeks a prison sentence of up to two years for Ezgi Mola, a popular Turkish actress, on...
[OPINION] Erdoğan gov’t turns to rape as a political weapon in Turkey
Abdullah BozkurtAs part of an escalating crackdown on the right to dissent, on criticism and on opposition voices in Turkey in recent years, the...
Report: Police tortured suspect, threatened to rape wife in Ramadan
A Turkish man jailed over alleged links to the Gülen movement was reportedly tortured under custody while police threatened to rape his wife during...
CHP leader slams controversial bill concerning rapists marrying child victims
Leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has harshly criticized a government-sponsored bill seeking to free more than 4,000 inmates...
Turkey’s ruling AKP proposes rapists be released from prison if married to victims
Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has brought a bill to Parliament that proposes rapists in Turkish jails be released if they are...
CHP deputy takes rape scandal in Gümüşhane to Parliament’s agenda
Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) İstanbul deputy Erdem Erdem has submitted a parliamentary motion to the Parliament Speaker's Office concerning the alleged cover...