81 inmates died in Turkish prisons in 2022: report
At least 81 prisoners in Turkey died in 2022, according to a new publication released by the Purge Museum (Tenkil Müzesi in Turkish), Bold...
One in three children in Turkey lives in poverty: UNICEF
One-third of children in Turkey are living in poverty, the Artı Gerçek news website reported, citing the latest child poverty report released by the...
Turkish forensic expert admits to accepting bribes, reveals list of corrupt judges, prosecutors
A Turkish forensic expert has admitted to accepting bribes and submitted a list of 53 judges and prosecutors who he said had also accepted...
Pro-Kurdish party drops acronym HEDEP, adopts abbreviation DEM
The Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party dropped its acronym, HEDEP, and adopted the abbreviation “DEM” after Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals last month refused...
Government agency reveals millions of women have been victims of violence in Turkey in...
A violence prevention and monitoring center in Turkey has reported staggering numbers of gender-based violence cases in the last decade, the Birgün daily reported.
Violence prevention...
Human rights crisis in Turkey deepens, say rights organizations
Human rights organizations in Turkey said the human rights crisis in the country has deepened in the last few years, adding that the Justice...
Turkey ranks 56th among 63 countries in climate index
Turkey was ranked 56th among 63 countries in the 2024 Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI).
According to the index, Turkey dropped nine ranks since last year...
‘Political prisoners are treated as hostages,’ imprisoned writer says
Imprisoned writer, activist and journalist Celalettin Can has sent an open letter addressed to members of parliament in which he detailed the mistreatment of...
Turkish gendarmes assault lawyer for speaking in Kurdish with clients
Gendarmes in southeast Turkey verbally and physically assaulted lawyer Ahmet Atış for speaking in Kurdish with clients, the Mezopotamya news agency reported on Friday.
The...
HEDEP youth member physically assaulted by police
Edanur İbrahimoğlu, a youth spokesperson for the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (HEDEP), was physically assaulted by police who intervened in a press...
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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report "Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review," which highlights the most important developments...
Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
This report focuses on the inflammatory rhetoric and illegal acts motivated by prejudice faced by refugees who fled the civil war in Syria to...
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...