Doctor sentenced to prison for treating wounded alleged terrorists
Human rights defender and physician Dr. Serdar Küni has been sentenced to four years, two months in prison on charges of aiding a terrorist...
Turkey’s post-coup crackdown leaves 2 more children separated from parents: report
Ekrem, a one-and-a-half-year-old toddler, and his four-year-old sister Zülal became separated from not just one but both their parents when their mother was arrested...
Turkish officer dies by suicide after suspension over alleged Gülen links
Gökhan Ünyeli, an officer in the Turkish military who had been under investigation for alleged links to the Gülen movement and was recently suspended...
Greece arrests 5 border police on suspicion of working with smugglers: report
Greece has arrested five police officers from a special border guard force on suspicion of working with smugglers to help migrants cross into the...
Hate speech against Syrians in Turkey on the rise thanks to upcoming elections, says...
Xenophobia, hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees are increasing in Turkey as the country prepares for upcoming elections, the Istanbul-based Asylum Seekers...
Disabled man issued a ‘good health’ medical report, denied release from prison
Bilal Danış, a disabled man jailed for alleged links to the Gülen movement, was issued a medical report saying he was healthy and was...
Police officer convicted of breaking protestor’s arm walks free after receiving suspended sentence
Police officer E.T., who broke the arm of protestor Zeynal Danacı in Ankara in 2017, was convicted of excessive use of force and sentenced...
PPJ report exposes human rights violations and inadequacy of Turkish prisons
A comprehensive report, released last week by Platform for Peace & Justice (PPJ) on the prison conditions in Turkey under the state of emergency...
Turkish appeals court again defies top court ruling, exacerbating crisis in judiciary
The Turkish judiciary is facing a crisis as the Supreme Court of Appeals has defied a Constitutional Court (AYM) ruling for the second time...
Diyarbakır provincial co-chairs of pro-Kurdish HDP arrested
Zeyyat Ceylan and Hülya Alökmen Uyanık, the Diyarbakır provincial co-chairs of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), were arrested today on the charge of...
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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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