UN report details large-scale human rights abuses in Afrin under Turkish military control
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in a monthly report for June details large-scale human rights abuses in areas under...
Turkish gov’t vows to retaliate for Israel’s deterrent measures against Turkish nationals
Israel on Sunday charged a Turkish tourist in detention on Sunday with helping smuggle money and packages to Palestinian militant group Hamas, in a...
If I were him I would quit German national team, Mesut Özil’s father says
Famous international footballer Mesut Özil’s father, Mustafa Özil, has said he would retire from international ball with Germany if he were in his son’s...
Academic from Scottish university arrested in Turkey for criticizing Erdoğan
An outspoken Aberdeen University academic has been arrested in Turkey for posting critical commentary online about the country’s leader.
Lawyer Hanifi Barış, who graduated from...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says passport ban for 181,500 people to be lifted soon
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday said he would soon end a passport ban for 181,500 people who were investigated over links to...
Int’l organizations decry Turkish court’s verdicts for Zaman journalists, calling them ‘perversion of justice’
International organizations including the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch (HRW), Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the Committee...
Turkish-German humor writer Taş deported from Turkey for looking ‘suspicious’
Bülent Taş, a Turkish-German humor writer and theater director, was deported from Turkey after he was kept in police custody for two days on...
Bierhoff: Özil should have been left off World Cup squad after photo with Erdoğan
Germany should have considered leaving midfielder Mesut Özil out of the World Cup squad following the furor caused by the player’s photo with Turkish...
Two British citizens arrested in Turkey over their social media posts
Two British citizens who were detained by Turkish police at Dalaman Airport in the tourist resort of Muğla on Thursday due to their social...
OSCE’s Désir questions media freedom in Turkey 49 times in 8 months
Harlem Désir, representative on freedom of the media for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), has made 13 statements, posted 31...
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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...