Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review

Download PDF This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2023. The May 2023 re-election of...

Turkish journalist released under judicial supervision after detention over report on prosecutor

A Turkish court on Friday released journalist Barış Terkoğlu under judicial supervision, including a ban on international travel, after he was briefly detained on...

Businessman fleeing persecution in Turkey dies in Sarajevo public park

Recep Güneş, a Turkish businessman who sought asylum in Bosnia after fleeing the Turkish government’s post-coup purge, died on Monday at a public park in the...

Turkey’s CHP faces fresh leadership fight as ousted chairman pushes new vote

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) is headed for a new leadership fight after supporters of ousted party chairman Özgür Özel submitted petitions...

Deputy speaker of Turkish parliament calls for closure of top court over failure to...

Celal Adan, deputy speaker of the Turkish parliament, has called for the closure of Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM) due to its failure so far...

Ailing 73-year-old found dead in his prison cell in Turkey’s Ordu province

A 73-year-old sick prisoner was found dead in his cell on Wednesday in a prison in northern Ordu province, drawing attention once again to...

Turkish gov’t keeps Emrah Meydan in prison under life-threatening health conditions 

Emrah Meydan, who was jailed March 17, 2016 over his alleged links to the Gülen movement, has been kept in prison despite of his health is...

Replacement of opposition party mayor in Turkey brings trustee appointments under spotlight

For the second time since Turkey’s March 31 local elections, a democratically elected mayor has been removed from office, once again bringing the controversial...

Turkish police briefly detain 14 members of Saturday Mothers

Fourteen people from the Saturday Mothers , a group of activists and relatives seeking the whereabouts of loved ones who disappeared while in police...

Erdoğan’s press advisor assigned as Turkey’s new ambassador to Vatican

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s press advisor, Lütfullah Göktaş, was appointed as Turkey’s new ambassador to the Vatican on Thursday as the Turkish Foreign...
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