After Brunson’s release, US presses Turkey on ex-NASA scientist, other detainees
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday urged Turkey to release dual Turkish-US citizen and former NASA scientist Serkan Gölge, among other detainees,...
Germany takes Gülen movement off watchlist, conducting counterespionage against Turkish gov’t
German police have removed the Gülen movement from its "dangerous" and "to be followed" watchlist, Turkey's neo-nationalist Sözcü newspaper reported, citing a domestic security report...
Afghan-Turk School students and teachers detained in Herat
A number of students and teachers from the Afghan-Turk school in Herat province were detained on Sunday morning over their alleged links to the Gülen...
European rights court fines Moldova for expelling Turkish teachers
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has imposed a fine on Moldova over the expulsion of teachers at the request of the Turkish...
US State Department: Osman Kavala should be released
The US State Department in a press statement on Monday called for the release of Turkish philanthropist and civil society leader Osman Kavala, who...
Erdoğan’s censorship now targeting media outlets in Europe: report
Bold Medya, a YouTube channel run by the German-based International Journalists Association eV (IJA), was shut down due to efforts exerted by the government...
Turkey continues arresting Uyghurs during Chinese foreign minister’s official visit to Ankara
The Turkish government is continuing to arrest members of Uyghur diaspora in the country during the official visit of Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Wang...
Turkey pushed allies to soften NATO statement alleging state hijacking of passenger plane by...
Turkey pushed NATO allies into watering down an official reaction to the forced landing by Belarus of a passenger plane and the detention of...
Protests continue in Kyrgyzstan 25 days into disappearance of Orhan İnandı
Around 300 people gathered in front of government house in Bishkek on Friday calling on Kyrgyz authorities to find educator Orhan İnandı, who is...
2 Turkish women who fled crackdown jailed in Malta for using forged travel documents
Two Turkish women, both teachers who fled Turkey to avoid a government crackdown in the aftermath of a coup attempt in 2016, were arrested...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
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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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