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Report exposes rights violations, inadequate conditions, in Turkish prisons

A comprehensive report, released last week by the Platform for Peace & Justice (PPJ) on prison conditions in Turkey under a state of emergency...

Deceased jurist’s daughter says parliamentarians, media ignored calls for help

Buket ErdoÄŸan, the daughter of recently deceased jurist Mustafa ErdoÄŸan, said deputies as well as newspapers she tried to reach out to for help...

[VIDEO] Secretary Tillerson: Turkey continues to limit rights of religious minorities

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday slammed Turkey for continuing to limit the human rights of members of some religious minority groups. Delivering...

Post-coup prisoner says threatened with rape, beaten almost to death

In the latest of firsthand letters revealing the re-emergence of torture in Turkish prisons, an Antalya arrestee reportedly said he was beaten so badly...

Inmates subjected to maltreatment, torture at Antalya Prison, relatives say

Inmates incarcerated in Antalya Prison are being subjected to various types of torture and maltreatment by the prison authorities, according to a report on...

Turkey to extend state of emergency until July 20

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım announced on Thursday that a currently ongoing state of emergency will be extended for three more months and remain in...

Post-coup purge victim says he may never be a father due to torture in prison

A man jailed over alleged links to a failed coup in Turkey last July said during a recent hearing in Kırıkkale that he may...

Freedom House: Turkey suffers worst decline in freedoms in last decade

Turkey has suffered a dramatic decline in freedoms in the last decade according to a report by Freedom House in which it presented the...

Report: Human rights abuses systematically grew in Turkey following failed coup

Turkey's Human Rights Association (İHD) Diyarbakır provincial branch head Raci Bilici said on Monday that 2016 was a disastrous year for human rights abuses...

The Guardian: UK sells arms to Turkey as ErdoÄŸan continues crackdown

The London-based Guardian daily said in an article on Sunday that the British government has been turning a blind eye to human rights violations...

[VIDEO] Helsinki Commission focuses on post-coup human rights violations in Turkey

The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), which is also known as the US Helsinki Commission, on Nov. 9 held a briefing...

ECtHR finds Turkey guilty of violating right to life in 2000 BayrampaÅŸa Prison operation

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found Turkey guilty of violating the right to life in a violent police operation that killed...

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