Judges who released Hüseyin Korkmaz in 2015 purged by Turkish gov’t from positions
Two judges who in 2015 released Hüseyin Korkmaz, a former İstanbul police officer who testified at the New York trial of Mehmet Hakan Atilla,...
Canada accelerates procedure for asylum seeking Turkish citizens
Canada has announced that from January 1, 2018 onwards, it will exempt the asylum applications of Turkish citizens from the court process. This means the procedure will...
Turkish thug attacks demonstration for jailed 668 children in Germany’s Nuremberg
A Turkish thug has attacked a demonstration in Germany’s Nuremberg, held in solidarity with the children jailed along with their mothers in Turkey.
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US court drops charges against 4 Turks in attack on Washington demonstrators
A US judge has dismissed charges against four of 19 defendants charged with attacking protesters outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence in Washington, D.C., during...
Released recording confirms Zarrab said Turkey’s Erdoğan approved Iran sanctions scheme
A recording released by a New York court as part of the evidence in the case of a Turkish banking executive being tried on...
Turkish government’s persecution targeting dissident academics goes on with sham trials
Turkish government's systematic persecution campaign targeting dissident academicians has went on through sham trials on the courts instructed and controlled by government across Turkey.
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Turkish gov’t trying to block participation of NGOs to OSCE, says report
A report released by US Helsinki Commission has accused Turkish government of attempting to block the participation of Turkish non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to the...
Turkey’s main opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu criticises Erdoğan’s ‘silence’ on Zarrab case in US
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has criticised Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for accusing him of slandering businesspeople...
PPJ’s Gök: Erdoğan allies with ultra-nationalists to set up judiciary to persecute dissidents
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan allied with ultra-nationalists to purge thousands of judges and prosecutors and set up new courts to target dissidents, wrote Uğur...
Turkish prosecutor launches investigation after Paylan’s assassination warnings
The Ankara Public Prosecutor’s Office on Friday launched an investigation following a statement by pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Garo Paylan announcing that...
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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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