Turkish authorities arrest disabled bomb disposal expert on terrorism conviction
Bilal Konakçı, a bomb disposal expert with the police who lost his hand and was blinded in an explosion, was arrested yesterday after Turkey's...
Syrians say they’re continuously blamed for economic crises in Turkey but can barely get...
Syrian migrants have said in comments to the Evrensel daily that they were continuously blamed for rising unemployment and economic crises in Turkey, but...
CoE anti-torture committee visits Turkey
A delegation from the Council of Europe’s (CoE) Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out...
UN says Turkey violated arms embargo by sending drones to Somalia: report
UN investigators have concluded that Turkey violated international sanctions on Somalia by supplying armed drones without notification to and approval of the UN, Nordic...
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...
ICU patients left to die in undamaged hospital in quake-stricken Hatay: report
Authorities at a hospital in the southern Turkish province of Hatay, which was hit by two major earthquakes last year, allegedly left some 20 patients...
Prisoner on hunger strike in maximum security Turkish prison calls facility a ‘grave for...
Serkan Onur Yılmaz, who is imprisoned for alleged links to the banned Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front (DHKP-C) and has been on a hunger strike for over...
78-year-old retired teacher fined for ‘insulting’ deputy minister
A Turkish court has fined a 78-year-old former teacher for insulting a deputy minister, ordering the teacher to pay him TL 7,080 ($220) as...
ECtHR faults Turkey for conviction of teacher over Gülen links in landmark decision
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled that Turkish courts’ conviction of a teacher of terrorism over activities such...
Journalist speaks out on abuse in Turkish prison after launch of social media campaign...
Nur Ener Kılınç, a journalist who used to write for the Yeni Asya newspaper, after the launch of a social media campaign protesting the...
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