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Turkey orders detention of 9 despite European court ruling that messaging app use alone...

Turkish prosecutors have ordered the detention of nine people for using an encrypted messaging app despite rulings by the European Court of Human Rights...

Nearly 900 children under 6 live in Turkish prisons as overcrowding exceeds 108,000 inmates

A recent report by the Civil Society in the Penal System (CİSST) has revealed a growing number of children living behind bars with their mothers, while...

Human Rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review

Download PDF This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey in 2025, a year marked by continued democratic...

European rights court rules Turkey violated rights of 93 people arrested over alleged Gülen...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled Tuesday that Turkey violated the rights of 93 people accused of links to the Gülen movement...

Two Kurdish workers file mistreatment complaint against police after Nevruz detention

Two Kurdish construction workers have filed a criminal complaint alleging they were mistreated by police during detention after attending Nevruz celebrations in İstanbul, the...

Turkish teacher acquitted after post-coup dismissal dies while awaiting reinstatement

A Turkish primary school teacher who was dismissed by an emergency decree after a 2016 coup attempt and later acquitted of all charges has...

Turkey blocks X accounts of pro-Kurdish news outlets, journalists and civil society groups

Turkish authorities on Friday blocked access to the X accounts of several pro-Kurdish news outlets, journalists and civil society organizations, the Mezopotamya News Agency...

3 journalists among 28 Kurds indicted in Turkey over anti-war vigil

A Turkish court has accepted an indictment of 28 Kurds, including three journalists, over their participation in a 2024 anti-war vigil in the southeastern...

Prosecutors open new investigation into jailed İstanbul mayor over courtroom remarks

Prosecutors on Monday opened a new investigation into jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main opposition’s presidential candidate, over remarks he made during a...

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