European lawyers bar urges Turkey to free jailed lawyer in critical condition
The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) has called on Turkish authorities to immediately suspend the prison sentence of lawyer Süleyman...
Former air force cadet serving life sentence imposed in 2016 coup case calls for...
Şüheda Sena Öğütalan, one of three female former air force cadets serving life sentences handed down in a trial concerning a 2016 coup attempt...
Turkey appeals European rights court ruling ordering Demirtaş’s release
Turkey has appealed a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruling that called for the immediate release of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, requesting...
Turkish authorities launch investigation into dissidents staging demonstration in Copenhagen
Turkish authorities have launched an investigation into a group of dissidents who staged a peaceful demonstration in June in Copenhagen, raising fresh concerns about...
Mothers urge Turkish gov’t to tackle root causes of youth crime as juvenile sentences...
Mothers raising teenagers in Istanbul’s poorer neighborhoods have urged the Turkish government to tackle the structural causes of youth crime as a new judicial...
Former teacher imprisoned on Gülen links dies of cancer shortly after release
Asaleddin Çelik, a 52-year-old former English teacher imprisoned over alleged ties to the Gülen movement, died of cancer on Sunday, shortly after his release...
Turkey’s domestic violence emergency hotline received over 300 calls in August
Women made 328 calls to Turkey's government-run domestic violence hotline in August, the BirGün daily reported, citing the Federation of Women's Associations of Turkey (TKDF).
Women...
Turkey prepares to curb sentence reductions for juvenile offenders in new justice reform bill
The Turkish Ministry of Justice is drafting a judicial reform bill that would significantly reduce or eliminate sentence reductions for crimes committed by minors...
Teachers in Turkey warn of serious structural problems amid start of new academic year
Teachers across Turkey have complained that the new academic year has begun with serious structural problems threatening student safety and wellbeing, the BirGün daily...
Elderly Alzheimer’s patient jailed over Gülen links dies in Turkish prison after repeated pleas...
İbrahim Güngör, a 73-year-old Alzheimer’s patient imprisoned over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, died in a Turkish prison on the night of...
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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...