Pakistan’s Sindh High Court stops Turkish teachers deportation from country till October 10
The Sindh High Court (SHC) restrained on Tuesday the federal authorities concerned from deporting former employees of the Pak-Turk International Schools in the province...
Activists call on Turkish gov’t to release jailed babies, mothers on World Children’s Rights...
A silent demonstration was held by a group of activists in The Hague, the Parliamentary Capital of the Netherlands, on November 20 World Children’s...
HDP’s Paylan warns against assassination plans targeting critical Turkish citizens in Europe
Garo Paylan, pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy and a member of Parliamentary Commission for Planning and Budget, has stated on Wednesday that he...
COMMENTARY — Erdoğan gov’t attacks UN for raising rights violations in Turkey
By Abdullah Bozkurt
As the free world turns up the heat on the repressive regime of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Turkey with increased vigilance...
Local sources say 6 abducted Gülen movement followers still in Kosovo
Six people who used to work at schools affiliated with the Gülen movement are still being held in Kosovo, according to reliable local sources.
The...
COMMENTARY — Dutch, German intelligence agencies uncover Turkish kidnapping, murder plots
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The secret intelligence cabal directly controlled by the head of Turkey’s notorious National Intelligence Organization (MİT) under direct orders from the Turkish...
Pro-Kurdish human rights defender from Turkey Eren Keskin to receive 2018 Anna Lindh Prize
The Swedish-based Anna Lindh Memorial Fund has named pro-Kurdish human rights lawyer from Turkey Eren Keskin as the recipient of the 2018 Anna Lindh...
Pro-gov’t daily proud of Turkey’s Erdoğan being described as autocrat
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is among four leaders who are going to save the world according to German weekly Der Spiegel, the pro-government...
Turkish state-run Anadolu news agency harasses exiled journalist Vatandaş
Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency (AA) has harassed yet another Turkish journalist who has been forced to live abroad, contributing to the intensified campaign of...
German Interior Ministry bans Erdoğanist gang Osmanen Germania
Germany has banned Turkish-nationalist biker gang Osmanen Germania BC, accusing the group of carrying out violent crimes, according to a report by Deutsche Welle...
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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.
In recent years...