Greek court rejects Turkey’s request for extradition of eight soldiers
A Greek appeals court on Friday rejected a Turkish demand for the handover of eight Turkish soldiers accused by Ankara of having played a...
Veteran Turkish journalist Şahin Alpay released pending trial after 20 months of detention
Şahin Alpay, a veteran journalist and columnist of the now-closed Zaman and Today’s Zaman dailies, was released pending trial on Friday after Turkey’s Constitutional...
Businessman takes refuge with Austrian police after Turkish consulate attempts to seize passport
Yavuz Bülbül, a 37-year-old Turkish businessman, took refuge with Austrian police after officers at the Turkish Consulate General in Vienna attempted to seize his...
Local Turkish TV channel red-tagged after reports on municipal corruption
The headquarters of TV 52, situated in Turkey's Ordu province, was red-tagged on March 12 over alleged violation of fire safety regulations.
Police from Ordu’s...
Turkish couple in detention over Gülen links allegedly pressured to become informers
Adem and Birsen Erdoğdu, a couple who both suffer from heart problems, have been kept in detention for nine days in Sakarya province and...
GRECO concerned about lack of judicial independence, transparency of legislative process in Turkey
The Council of Europe’s 49-member Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has published two reports assessing Turkey’s record on preventing and combating corruption, which...
European Parliament calls for Turkish military’s withdrawal from Afrin
The European Parliament have approved a joint motion calling on Turkish troops to withdraw from Afrin province of northwestern Syria.
Before the vote, a joint...
Turkish gov’t has thus far investigated 402,000 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
At least 402,000 people have been the subject of legal proceedings initiated by the Turkish government over alleged links to the Gülen movement, according...
Turkish gov’t detains 44 people over their alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained dozens of people across Turkey on Thursday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of the...
Switzerland probes Turkish diplomats’ plot to kidnap pro-Gülen businessman
Switzerland is investigating whether Turkish diplomats planned to drug and kidnap a Swiss-Turkish businessman who is an alleged member of the Gülen movement, as...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
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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.
In recent years...