Turkey’s Transnational Repression: 2023 in Review
Since a coup attempt in July 2016, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s long arm has reached tens of thousands of Turkish citizens abroad. From...
Expelled rights advocate MP Gergerlioğlu was handcuffed in intensive care following an angiogram
Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a human rights advocate and former deputy for the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), was handcuffed in the intensive care unit...
HRW urges Turkey to ensure accountability for deaths in 2023 earthquakes
The Turkish government has an obligation to ensure that public officials responsible for thousands of defective buildings that collapsed in the February 6, 2023...
US religious freedom commission recommends placing Turkey on special watch list for severe violations
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recommended that the State Department place Turkey on its special watch list based on the...
Man faces imprisonment despite severe paralysis
Yılmaz Anar, who was paralyzed in a fall from a height two years ago, faces imprisonment due to a conviction despite having a medical...
Toddler, jailed with his mother when 60 days old, still suffers the consequences
Muaz Bahadır, a 2-year-old boy who had to stay in prison for 13 months with his mother, still suffers from a problem with the...
Turkish court finds no crimes against humanity in deadly military arson against Kurdish family
A court in central Turkey has released its reasoned decision in the case of the mass murder of a Kurdish family in a deliberately...
2 Kurdish men shot on Turkey’s Iraq border by Turkish security forces
Two Kurdish men were shot and seriously injured by Turkish security forces in southeastern Hakkari province on Tuesday while trying to cross the border...
Turkey bans access to streaming platform Twitch
Turkey has imposed a ban on access to Twitch, one of the most popular live streaming platforms in the country, Turkish Minute reported.
Turkey’s Telecommunications...
Famous Turkish actress indicted for ‘insulting’ former soldier accused of rape
An indictment drafted by an Ankara prosecutor seeks a prison sentence of up to two years for Ezgi Mola, a popular Turkish actress, on...
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