In Ankara and Beyond, Torture Rears Ugly Head Again
6 min readMay 30, 2019
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Turkish police and intelligence units tortured a group of former Foreign Ministry staff members, including diplomats, Ankara Bar Association and a lawmaker have claimed, throwing the existence of a practice long denied by authorities back into the heart of public debate.
On May 20, Turkish courts issued arrest warrants for 249 former Foreign Ministry personnel, including…