Shelter in municipality run by Erdoğan’s party accused of mass killing of stray animals
An animal shelter in northwestern Turkey run by a Justice and Development Party (AKP) municipality has come under fire due to allegations of the...
Turkish gendarmes discover 2 refugees frozen to death at Iranian border
Turkish gendarmes over the weekend discovered the bodies of two refugees who appeared to have frozen to death at Turkey's border with Iran, the...
Turkey’s Transnational Repression: 2024 in Review
Turkey’s efforts at transnational repression against critics abroad did not wind down in 2024. The Turkish government continued to relentlessly pursue anyone with alleged...
Former convict says sick inmates left to die in Van F-type prison
Çetin Çiftçi, a 55-year-old former inmate who was released on January 19, said in an interview that inmates in southeastern Turkey's Van F-type prison...
İmamoğlu joins list of jailed opponents of President Erdoğan
İstanbul’s now-deposed mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has become the latest Turkish politician or activist opposed to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to fall afoul of the...
Top court finds civil servant dismissals by decree after coup attempt unconstitutional
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled to cancel an article included in a government decree issued in the aftermath of a failed coup in 2016...
Following major earthquake Istanbul residents left vulnerable as assembly zones become construction sites
Following a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in the Marmara Sea today that was felt across Istanbul, many residents who evacuated their homes were unable to...
Human rights in Turkey: 2021 in review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2021. Increasing pressure on the...
Turkish lawyer demands authorities enforce restraining orders amid rising femicide
A Turkish lawyer has criticized authorities for failing to enforce restraining orders issued to women facing gender-based violence, who often fall victim to femicide,...
2 prosecutors, 3 Court of Accounts inspectors removed from jobs due to alleged Gülen...
Turkey’s Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has expelled two prosecutors, while the Court of Accounts has relieved three inspectors of their duties...
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