Istanbul residents protest luxury housing project on one of last remaining disaster assembly sites
Residents of Istanbul’s Kadıköy district have been protesting plans to turn a 12,000-square-meter area designated for disaster coordination and assembly zones into a luxury housing project, warning...
Turkish women reveal sexual harassment as legal barriers to justice persist
Scores of Turkish women have come forward in recent weeks with stories of sexual harassment and intimidation following allegations against celebrity photographer Mesut Adlin,...
Syrians repatriated from Turkey grapple with dire conditions
Syrian refugees have been struggling with unemployment, crumbling infrastructure and dangerous living conditions after being returned to Syria through Turkey's "voluntary return project," the...
Former Kurdish inmate dies of cancer months after release from prison
A Kurdish man who spent 30 years in prison died of colon cancer just months after his release, exemplifying what human rights advocates describe...
Turkish authorities release ailing 86-ear-old Kurdish prisoner to house arrest over health concerns
Turkish authorities have released an 86-year-old Kurdish man to house arrest in southeastern Hakkari province due to serious health problems, the Mezopotamya News Agency reported.
Süleyman Sabri Mavi...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court rules investigation into 11-year-old girl’s death was conducted negligently
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the investigation into the death of 11-year-old Rabia Naz Vatan was conducted negligently and that there were irregularities...
Turkish prosecutor seeks prison sentences for CHP officials over alleged election fraud
The İstanbul chief public prosecutor has issued an indictment seeking prison sentences for 10 officials from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) over...
Teacher held in pretrial detention in Turkey sent back to prison 2 days after...
Merve Zayım, a 37-year-old religious education teacher who gave birth to a baby boy two days ago in Turkey’s western Edirne province, has been...
UN rapporteurs warn Turkey over disproportionate use of force and torture during İmamoğlu protests
United Nations special rapporteurs expressed serious concerns regarding allegations of disproportionate use of force and torture by Turkish police during demonstrations in March protesting...
Turkey arrests 39 more people in latest raids targeting alleged Gülen followers: minister
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Saturday that 39 people had been jailed pending trial following nationwide raids over the past 10 days...
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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.
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