Sözcü TV taken off air due to coverage of pro-İmamoğlu protests
Sözcü TV, one of Turkey’s most popular pro-opposition news channels, was taken off the air at midnight by order of the country’s media regulator,...
Prominent jurist faces criminal complaints due to remarks about judicial crisis
Members of Turkey’s top appeals court have filed criminal complaints against a prominent law professor due to his remarks about a recent crisis involving...
Prosecutor seeks prison for defendants in terrorism trial of girls over religious, social activities
A Turkish prosecutor has recommended prison sentences for all 41 defendants in the controversial “girls’ trial,” a terrorism case targeting minor girls and their...
Years of coal plant expansion torment Turkey’s villagers
Kneeling in the morning shade under a tree, Osman Arslan brews tea behind a coal-fired power plant that rises above his Turkish Aegean village...
ECtHR rules Turkey violated prisoners’ rights by uploading their correspondence to judicial network server
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the right to respect for private life of 14 inmates by uploading...
2 inmates die by suicide in Silivri Prison after alleged mistreatment
Two inmates in Istanbul's Silivri Prison took their own lives after allegedly being subjected to severe beating and mistreatment by prison guards, the Mezopotamya...
Woman dies of cancer after imprisonment on Gülen links
Betül Aygün, a 30-year-old former teacher, died of breast cancer after her treatment was significantly delayed by a prison administration during her incarceration on...
‘Turkish police tried to kill me,’ prominent photojournalist Kılıç claims
Award-winning photojournalist Bülent Kılıç, who was detained during a Pride parade in Istanbul on Saturday, said the police tried to kill him after pushing...
Turkey complied with ECtHR judgement on Kavala, justice minister argues
Contrary to what the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) said in a judgment last month, Turkey’s justice minister, Bekir Bozdağ, has argued that...
Turkey criticizes Biden’s recognition of atrocities against Armenians as genocide
Turkey on Saturday accused the United States of trying to rewrite history, resoundingly rejecting US President Joe Biden’s decision to formally recognize the Armenian...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2022 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2022. Authoritarianism continued to gain ground...
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.
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