22 detained in Turkey over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police on Wednesday detained 22 people including former military and police officers as part of two separate operations targeting alleged members of the...
European rights court to review cases of Christians barred from Turkey over security codes
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has agreed to examine 20 cases involving foreign Christians who were expelled from Turkey or denied re-entry...
Foreign agents bill passes in Turkish Parliament’s Justice Committee, sparking widespread criticism from civil...
A bill proposing new judicial regulations, including penalties for so-called "foreign agents of influence,” was passed by the Turkish Parliament’s Justice Committee on Monday,...
Turkey issues detention warrants for 34 people over alleged ByLock use
Turkish authorities ordered the detention of 34 people on Tuesday, including teachers, nurses and active and dismissed police officers, for allegedly using the ByLock...
Armored vehicle hits 5-year-old girl in southeastern Şanlıurfa province
A 5-year-old girl was seriously injured after being hit by an armored vehicle in southeastern Turkey's Şanlıurfa province on Wednesday, crushing her leg, the...
Top court decision to uphold sentence of rights advocate MP draws global outrage
Politicians, journalists and human rights activists from around the world have reacted on social media against a recent decision by Turkey’s top court to...
Purge victim dies of cancer after long imprisonment
Osman Hacısalihoğlu, a former police officer who was summarily removed from his job and subsequently served a prison sentence due to conviction of alleged...
Medical groups, rights organizations call on Turkey to end persecution of doctors
In a joint letter addressed to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, leading international medical and human rights organizations have called on Turkey to drop...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court rules monitoring of detainee’s lawyer meeting a rights violation
Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday that monitoring a detainee's meeting with their lawyer constitutes a violation of rights, the Diken news website reported.
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Majority of Turkey’s Gen Z wants to live abroad, German foundation survey shows
A survey conducted by the Turkey office of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), a German political foundation, has revealed that the majority of Generation Z in Turkey,...
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Turkey's political opposition faced intensifying pressure in 2025, with the judiciary emerging as the primary instrument for targeting dissenting voices. The most far-reaching measures...
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Throughout the year human rights organizations...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2024.
Throughout the year Turkey continued...