Turkey’s earthquake-hit regions need urgent support against heavy mental-health toll
The trauma of the 6 February twin quakes that hit 10 provinces in Turkey’s south will lead to a mental ...
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Fincancı case shows even right to neutrality is under threat in Erdoğan’s Turkey
Matt Broomfield The use of the ‘terror’ label by Turkish authorities is sometimes so vague and indirect it is almost ...
Read moreFincancı case shows even right to neutrality is under threat in Erdoğan’s Turkey
Matt Broomfield The use of the ‘terror’ label by Turkish authorities is sometimes so vague and indirect it is almost ...
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Turkish gov’t pushes for stronger control ahead of elections: HRW
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s authoritarian government regularly targeted critics and opponents, exerting strong control over the media and judiciary ahead ...
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Şebnem is free – freedom for Şebnem!
Eren Keskin Prominent human rights lawyer Eren Keskin celebrates the work of Turkey’s top forensic medicine expert Dr Şebnem Fincancı, ...
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Turkish medical association chief released from prison following conviction
A court in Istanbul ruled on Wednesday to release Dr Şebnem Korur Fincancı, Turkey’s top forensic medicine expert and chairwoman ...
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Turkey’s top forensic expert ‘jailed as revenge for jawbone find’: Dr Fincancı
Dr Şebnem Korur Fincancı, head of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) and one of Turkey’s top forensic experts, told a ...
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Elke Dangeleit: Turkey eliminates democratic opposition
Journalist Elke Dangeleit criticised the fact that Turkey's military operations against northern Syria and Iraq were not covered in the ...
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Prosecutor opens terrorism-linked investigation into all executive members of Turkish Medical Association
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation into all members of the Turkish Medical Association’s (TTB) executive ...
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Prosecutor demands upper-limit sentence over forensics expert’s comments on Turkey’s alleged chemical use
Şebnem Korur Fincancı, the head of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB), who was arrested on charges of terrorism propaganda for ...
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