Turkey secretly plots to bypass INTERPOL rules to target exiled journalist in Sweden
A classified memo issued by Turkey’s Security General Directorate (Emniyet) reveals covert efforts to circumvent INTERPOL rules in order to secure an international arrest...
Strasbourg protesters call on Council of Europe to act: ‘Justice for everyone’
Nearly 2,000 Turkish expatriates, purge victims, rights advocates and lawmakers gathered Wednesday in front of the Council of Europe (CoE) headquarters in Strasbourg to...
Strasbourg protest to call for ‘justice for everyone’ as Turkish rights violations, CoE inaction...
Thousands of Turkish expatriates are expected to gather in Strasbourg on Wednesday for the fourth annual demonstration outside the Council of Europe (CoE) and...
UN-protected refugee deported to Turkey by Rwanda with his children
A Turkish refugee under United Nations protection was deported from Rwanda to Turkey on Saturday with his three children, following apparent pressure from the...
Top Iranian court upholds death sentence of pop singer extradited from Turkey
Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence on blasphemy charges handed down to a pop singer whom Turkey had extradited at Tehran’s request,...
Brazilian supreme court releases Turkish-Brazilian businessman sought by Erdoğan gov’t over Gülen links
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) has ordered the release of Turkish-Brazilian businessman Mustafa Göktepe, who was arrested last week at the request of the...
Turkish businessman arrested in Brazil, faces extradition to Turkey over Gulen links
Turkish-Brazilian dual national Mustafa Göktepe was arrested in São Paulo on Wednesday following an extradition request from the Turkish government over his links to...
Underage boys at Turkish gov’t-run religious boarding school accuse teacher of sexual abuse
A group of underage boys at a religious boarding school run by the Directorate of Religious Affairs have accused their teacher of sexual abuse, raising alarm...
EU urges Turkey to ‘uphold democratic values’ after mayor’s arrest
The European Commission on Monday urged Turkey to “uphold democratic values” as both a member of the Council of Europe and an EU candidate...
Turkey’s Baykar sent $120 mln in drones and missiles to Sudanese army: report
Baykar, Turkey’s largest defense contractor, has secretly supplied $120 million worth of drones and warheads to the Sudanese military despite international sanctions, Turkish Minute...
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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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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