Germany seizes accounts of spyware firm accused of selling products to authoritarian countries including...
German authorities have seized the accounts of spyware company FinFischer amid an investigation into whether it broke export laws by selling its products to...
Investigative journalist reporting from exile targeted by pro-Erdoğan daily
Cevheri Güven, an investigative journalist in exile whose videos on YouTube in which he talks about the Turkish government’s corruption and murky relations attract...
4 Turks arrested after boat with 97 migrants found off Greek island: report
Four Turkish nationals were arrested on suspicion of smuggling migrants after a boat with nearly 100 people on board was found in trouble off...
UN agencies need $400 mln for 4.9 million people in Syria affected by the...
UN humanitarian agencies will need $397.6 million in funding over the next three months to respond to the most pressing humanitarian needs of 4.9...
3 injured in Germany during Erdoğan victory celebrations
Three people were injured in Germany during celebrations of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s victory in a historic election runoff, extending his 20-year rule until...
Kurds accuse Turkey of destroying oil, power facilities in NE Syria
Turkish bombardment has damaged more than half of Kurdish-held northeast Syria’s power and oil infrastructure, dealing a blow to its energy-dependent economy, Turkish Minute...
Turkish pro-gov’t newspaper targets Gülen-linked charity in Germany
Daily Sabah, an English-language daily managed by family members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has targeted a Germany-based charity group, accusing of “financing...
Number of protestors killed in clashes with Turkish forces in north Syria rises to...
Clashes between armed protesters and guards of Turkish positions in Syria’s north killed seven people, a medical source and a rights group said Tuesday,...
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...
Turkish soldiers abroad ordered to spy on dismissed colleagues
A written instruction from the Turkish General Staff asks Turkey’s military officers deployed abroad to spy on their former colleagues who were dismissed as...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2022 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2022. Authoritarianism continued to gain ground...
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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