Turkish court keeps journalist in pretrial detention over alleged terrorist group membership
A Turkish court on Tuesday kept journalist Nadiye Gürbüz in jail after spending more than seven months in pretrial detention, citing witnesses who have...
Turkey expands X blocking orders to journalists, women’s groups amid LGBT crackdown
Turkey has issued access blocking orders for the X accounts of two journalists, a news outlet and women’s rights groups, extending a series of...
Father, journalists face trial 7 years after investigating Turkish girl’s suspicious death
Turkish prosecutors have brought criminal charges against the father of 11-year-old Rabia Naz Vatan as well as a journalist and a documentary filmmaker over...
Turkish journalist detained over report on sexual abuse of children
Turkish journalist Mehmet Andaç has been detained in the northwestern province of Çanakkale over a report on allegations that a businessman sexually abused two...
Turkey indicts 7 journalists over alleged Gülen links, cites professional activities as evidence
Turkish prosecutors have indicted seven journalists on terrorism charges, citing professional activities, payments for their work and the use of messaging apps as evidence...
Turkey accounted for nearly 90 pct of journalist arrest, detention and imprisonment cases monitored...
Turkey accounted for nearly 90 percent of cases involving the arrest, detention or imprisonment of journalists documented across Europe in the first six months...
Turkish court orders at least 21 X accounts blocked over national security claims
An Istanbul court has ordered access blocked to at least 21 accounts on X, including those of a group representing relatives of jailed opposition...
CPJ calls for release of Turkish journalist jailed over ‘Erdoğan passed away’ post
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Turkish authorities to immediately release journalist İrem Delice, who was jailed under the country’s disinformation...
Popular Turkish street interviewer arrested after alleged attempt to flee Turkey
Popular Turkish street interviewer Arif Kocabıyık, who was barred from leaving the country while standing trial on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...
Turkish journalist arrested in ‘Erdoğan died’ social media post investigation
A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of journalist İrem Delice under the country’s controversial disinformation law after prosecutors challenged her earlier release over...
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2024.
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Sippenhaft, also known as...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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The May 2023 re-election of...