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Turkish bar association claims 38 detainees in Halfeti subjected to ill treatment, torture

The Şanlıurfa Bar Association claimed that 38 people who were detained on Monday were subjected to ill treatment and torture, the Evrensel daily reported. One police officer...

Journalist Yücel says subjected to torture in Turkish prison, holds Erdoğan responsible

German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yücel says he was tortured during his near year-long detention in Turkey, in court testimony seen by Deutsche Welle, holding Turkish President Recep...

Protestors disrupt funeral of retired Turkish colonel who allegedly ordered torture in 1980s

A group of Turks held a protest at the Monday funeral of retired Col. Raci Tetik, 88, the infamous Ankara Mamak Prison warden who allegedly ordered...

Jailed Turkish admiral exposes torture he was subjected to: report

Adm. Nejat Atilla Demirhan, who was sentenced to life in prison on charges involving a failed coup in Turkey in July 2016, has detailed...

2 more men abducted by armed group in Ankara: report

Özgür Kaya and Yasin Ugan, both of Ankara, were reportedly abducted from their apartment building on Wednesday, with police saying they have no information...

Detained woman says tortured for 6 months at secret center in Ankara

A woman detained on allegations of terrorism claimed at a hearing on Tuesday that she was tortured for six months at a secret center...

Teacher detained over Gülen links recounts gruesome memories of torture

A Turkish teacher who was detained part of an ongoing government-led crackdown on followers of the Gülen movement in the aftermath of a failed...

Kurdish deputy claims Turkish Parliament impeding oversight through censorship

The Turkish Parliament Speaker’s Office has returned several parliamentary questions from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) dealing with human rights, prison conditions, censorship and...

Occupancy rate of Turkish prisons reaches 117 percent: ministry

The occupancy rate of Turkish prisons has reached 117 percent, the Sözcü daily reported on Monday. According to recent data released by Turkey’s Justice Ministry,...

Turkish rights organizations say almost 6,000 people subjected to torture or mistreatment in 2017

Turkey’s human rights organizations have said almost 6,000 people were subjected to torture or mistreatment in the country in 2017, the T24 news website...

[OPINION] Erdoğan gov’t turns to rape as a political weapon in Turkey

Abdullah Bozkurt As part of an escalating crackdown on the right to dissent, on criticism and on opposition voices in Turkey in recent years, the...

Family says doctor did not commit suicide but died due to torture by Turkish police

Family members of İbrahim Halil Özyavuz, a medical doctor who was jailed in May over alleged links to the Gülen movement, said that Özyavuz...

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