Uyghur design director working in Turkey arrested in China during family visit
A Uyghur design director working for a Chinese locomotive company in Turkey was arrested by Chinese authorities during a family visit to Xinjiang, Turkish...
Turkey’s chief of general staff set up a secret hit team for extrajudicial murders,...
Metin Gürak, recently appointed Turkey’s chief of general staff, has been accused of clandestinely forming an assassination squad to carry out attacks and murders...
Hamburg activists protest Turkish drone strike in Syria that killed media worker
Activists held a rally in Hamburg on Tuesday to protest the Turkish government over a drone strike in Syria that killed a driver and...
Journalist faces 15 years on terror charges due to news reports on his arrest
One of 15 journalists who were arrested in southeastern Turkey in June 2022 and indicted on terrorism charges 10 months later is facing another...
Turkey blocks access to VOA Turkish news website
A Turkish court imposed an access ban on the Voice of America (VOA) Turkish edition website after the media outlet refused to comply with...
Judge notorious for convicting dissidents put in charge of Turkey’s top judicial board
A Turkish judge known for convicting dissidents has been put in charge of Turkey’s Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK), in a move seen...
İstanbul residents prioritize fear of poverty over earthquakes: survey
Despite İstanbul’s vulnerability to earthquakes, poverty tops all other fears, including the threat of quakes, among the city’s residents, Turkish Minute reported citing a...
Turkish authorities have arbitrarily revoked parole rights of 313 inmates since 2021
Turkish prison authorities have arbitrarily revoked the parole rights of 313 inmates since 2021, according to the Human Rights Association (IHD).
Among those whose parole rights were...
17-year-old dies in preventable workplace accident
A 17-year-old died on Monday in a preventable workplace accident, once again sparking concern about occupational safety in Turkey, the Birgün daily reported.
Yiğit Zamanis was...
Health Ministry criticized for not having Kurdish among e-prescription languages
Turkey’s Health Ministry has come under fire due to the absence of Kurdish among the five language options recently added to the electronic prescription...
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The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report "Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review," which highlights the most important developments...
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This report focuses on how illegal pushbacks by Greek authorities have devastating consequences on Turkish asylum seekers upon their return to Turkey.
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Turkey’s Transnational Repression: Abduction, Rendition and Forcible Return of Erdoğan Critics
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