Turkish gov’t misuses ECtHR decision to justify routine strip-searches: UN rapporteur
The Turkish government misused a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) decision to justify routine strip-searches in prisons, a UN rapporteur revealed during a...
Top judge secured release of detainees in exchange for bribes: secret witness
A secret witness has made allegations of bribery involving a high-ranking Turkish judge, claiming detainees were released in exchange for large sums of money,...
Former AKP mayor of Kurdish city arrested on bribery charges
A former mayor from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) who replaced a democratically elected district mayor in Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish southeast in...
Turkey bans access to social storytelling platform Wattpad
Turkey has become the first country to impose a ban on access to Wattpad, a popular digital publishing platform with over 90 million monthly...
Worker held captive and brutally mistreated by employers desperately seeks justice
Vedat Kurt, a 22-year-old man who was allegedly taken prisoner and tortured by his employers after complaining about his unpaid wages, has called on...
Turkish opposition MP raises concern over rising child mortality
Kayıhan Pala, a lawmaker from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has drawn attention to a visible uptick seen in child mortality in...
Turkey blocked over 219,000 URLs in 2023: report
Turkey banned access to 219,059 URLs in 2023, according to the Free Web Turkey 2023 Internet Censorship Report released on Friday.
The report highlights that...
New trial ordered in high-profile torture case following Constitutional Court ruling
The Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered a new trial in the case of Eyüp Birinci, a former teacher who endured severe torture...
Inmates suffer in sweltering heat due to water outages at Antalya prison
Inmates at an Antalya prison in southern Turkey are enduring hardship due to sudden and prolonged water outages amid the summer heat, the Bold...
Far-right leader faces 7-year sentence for offering condolences over intel officers’ deaths
Ümit Özdağ, leader of the far-right and anti-refugee Victory Party (ZP), is facing a potential prison sentence of up to seven years following charges...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2022 in Review
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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