Family of missing Syrian human rights activist says they feel unsafe in Turkey
The wife of Ahmed Katie, a Syrian human rights activist who went missing in İstanbul in late November, has announced that she and her...
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...
Erdoğan might end up in court if he loses election, says Swedish journalist
Swedish journalist and Turkey analyst Bitte Hammargren has said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan might end up in court on corruption charges if he fails to win...
Turkey’s Council of State upholds compensation to family of slain journalist Dink
Turkey’s Council of State has upheld an administrative court decision ordering the Interior Ministry to compensate the family of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, who...
Recycling facility workers in Turkey suffer from serious health problems due to processing-related toxins
Workers in Turkish recycling plants suffer serious health problems from the effects of harsh chemicals and air pollution, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in...
Erdoğan’s transnational repression leads to 72 pct increase in Turkish intel agency’s personnel expenditures
The personnel costs of Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) have increased by 72 percent since a coup attempt in July 2016, mainly due to...
Council of Europe calls on Turkey to enforce ECtHR ruling for Kavala release
Secretary-General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić has urged Turkey to comply with its obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights...
More than 100 people abducted thanks to ‘intelligence diplomacy’: Turkey’s vice president
Vice President Fuat Oktay said in a speech in parliament that more than 100 people with alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, have...
İstanbul police detain 59 at event marking 10th anniversary of Gezi protests
Police intervention in a demonstration held in central İstanbul by a group wanting to mark the tenth anniversary of the anti-government Gezi Park protests...
Mother of 3 imprisoned on Gülen charges had panic attacks after separation from children
A mother of three who was arrested for alleged links to the Gülen movement said in a letter that she had panic attacks due...
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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...
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