Wife of imprisoned former teacher says husband is chronically ill, calls on authorities to...
The wife of an imprisoned former teacher in a letter to Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu said her husband suffered from...
Prison authorities arbitrarily deny parole to chronically ill inmate in Elazığ prison
A chronically ill female inmate at Elazığ Women's Closed Prison has been arbitrarily denied parole by the prison's Administration and Observation Board, the BirGün daily reported.
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Greece stops 5 boats from Turkey carrying more than 120 migrants: report
Greece has prevented five boats carrying more than 120 people from illegally entering its waters in the eastern Aegean Sea from Turkey, The Associated...
Turkish human rights group reports 722 mistreatment-related applications in 2024
A recent report by the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) revealed that in 2024 the organization received 722 applications related to ill-treatment, primarily at the...
Number of inmates exceeds 309,000 in Turkish prisons
The number of inmates in Turkish prisons was 309,558 as of February 28, according to data released by the Directorate General of Prisons and...
Women’s rights group protests 3 femicides in one day in Turkey’s Mersin province
A women’s rights group in the southern Turkish province of Mersin held a street protest on Tuesday, condemning the murder of three women in...
End-stage cancer inmate fit to remain in prison, says Turkish Council of Forensic Medicine
The Turkish Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) for the third time has issued a report saying an inmate with end-stage cancer is healthy enough...
7 Turkish students face jail for allegedly insulting Erdoğan during İmamoğlu protests
A Turkish prosecutor is seeking prison sentences for seven university students accused of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in slogans chanted at a rally...
[Interview] Documenting human rights violations is very important for bringing accountability and change, ICTJ...
Executive director of the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) Fernando Travesí said in an interview with the Stockholm Center for Freedom that it...
Handing case of Khashoggi murder to Saudi Arabia reveals deterioration of rule of law...
In a statement issued on Friday, the Washington, D.C.-based Freedom House said Turkey’s decision to hand the case of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder to...
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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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