German President Steinmeier supports Berlin’s tough talk on Turkey’s Erdoğan
As a war of words between Berlin and Ankara continues over the arrest of German human rights consultant and activist Peter Steudtner in İstanbul,...
Turkey reportedly blacklists 680 German companies suspected of supporting terrorism
Turkey has blacklisted more than 680 German companies it suspects of supporting terrorism, a German security source told Reuters on Friday. According to Reuters,...
Germany suspends arms deals with Turkey as German firms targeted by Erdoğan regime
Germany has decided to suspend arms deals with Turkey amid increasing political tensions between the two countries, the German daily Bild reported on Thursday....
US Congressmen protest Erdoğan at Turkish ambassador’s Washington residence
Several US Congressmen from the Republican and Democratic parties on Wednesday attended a protest in front of the Turkish ambassador’s residence in Washington, D.C.,...
Bild: Erdoğan offers to swap German journalist Yücel for Turkish generals
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan offered to exchange German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yücel, imprisoned in Turkey on terror charges, for two Turkish generals who...
Swedish FM Wallström slams arrest of six human righst defenders in Turkey
Margot Wallström, the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, has reacted on the arrest of human righst defenders in Turkey and stated that "The (Swedish)...
Turkey’s arrest of six human rights defenders leads to more tension with Germany
As German government has been seeking to find a new way of handling with authoritarian Turkey, Turkish foreign ministry stated on Thursday that the...
EU spokesperson: EU monitors emergency state implications in Turkey
A European Union spokesperson on Wednesday said the EU is monitoring the practical implications of a state of emergency declared in the aftermath of...
Cartoonist Trivedi takes part in campaign for release of HR defenders jailed in Turkey
A world famous political cartoonist and free speech activist Aseem Trivedi has launched a “cartoon campaign” for raising awareness on jailed human righst defenders in Turkey....
US, Germany condemn arrests of human rights activists urge Turkey to release them
The Uninted States (US) administration and Germany have strongly condemned Turkish government over arrest of six human rights defenders.
US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert...
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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...