Turkish gov’t accused of recruiting, retraining ISIL militants to attack Afrin
The Turkish government has been recruiting and retraining jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants in its ongoing offensive in Afrin...
No freedom of speech in Turkey even for the robots
A robot, that interrupted the speech of Ahmet Arslan, Turkish Minister of Transport and Communications, during a technology event in Ankara, was first silenced...
Turkish law professor: State of emergency commission AKP’s ‘gas chamber’
İbrahim Kaboğlu, a professor of constitutional law who was fired from Marmara University by a state of emergency decree on Feb. 7, 2017, said...
Turkish prosecutor demands confiscation of billion-dollar Boydak Holding over Gülen links
The Kayseri Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has demanded confiscation of Boydak Holding and its related companies for giving financial support to the Gülen movement,...
European Parliament strongly condemns human rights violations in Turkey
A large majority of the European Parliament (EP) has adopted a resolution on the human rights situation in Turkey, emphasizing the structural problems that...
Turkish gov’t detains dozens, including former top judiciary official, over alleged links to Gülen...
Turkish government has detained dozens of people, including judge Mehmet Kaya, the former secretary general of the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK),...
Two more soldiers killed during Turkish military operation in Syria’s Afrin
Two Turkish soldiers were killed in a mortar attack by People’s Protection Units (YPG) militants in the northwestern Syrian district of Afrin, according to...
Tea house in Turkey’s Erzurum temporarily closed over Kurdish-language song
A tea house in Turkey’s eastern province of Erzurum was banned due to Kurdish-language songs played in the café, according to media.
Mezopotamya news agency...
Turkish gov’t detains teacher couple after speaking out in an interview broadcasted by Finland’s...
A Turkish teacher couple, identified as Serdar A. and Merve A., were detained after Turkish authorities found out that they had spoken against the...
PPJ: Temporary rule of emergency in Turkey becomes ‘de facto permanent’ emergency regime
"The state of emergency (SoE) temporarily declared in Turkey has soon become a 'de facto permanent' emergency regime as a matter of convenience for...
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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...