Twenty-eight people released by Turkish courts as first group who jailed over ByLock allegedly...
The first group of people, who were arbitrarily imprisoned by Turkish government over alleged use of mobile phone messaging application ByLock, as part of...
EP’s Harms: I have serious doubts about ECtHR’s attitude over cases from Turkey
Rebecca Harms, a member of the European Parliament and Co-President of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, has said that she has serious doubts about the...
CoE reviews recent controversial decrees issued by Turkish government
The Council of Europe (CoE) has stated that it has taken the recent decrees issued by Turkish government under review. The decrees have stirred...
Turkey’s HDP submits motion for parliamentary probe of Roboski Massacre in 6th anniversary
Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Aycan İrmez has submitted a parliamentary proposal to investigate the Roboski (Uludere) Massacre, where 34 people were hit...
Kurdish issue expert detained by Turkish gov’t over tweets despite he has no social...
An author known for his work on Kurdish issue was briefly detained on the grounds his tweets were evidence that he “was a member...
Jailed 73-year-old journalist Alpay: Being accused of coup-plotting, terrorism greatest irony of my life
Şahin Alpay, one of the many journalists arrested following the closure of Zaman daily, has put his thoughts on his impending Supreme Court trial...
US embassy in Turkey announces end of visa restrictions for Turkish citizens
The US embassy in Ankara announced on Thursday that the Department of State has allowed full resumption of visa services in Turkey, nearly three...
Turkey’s Erdoğan rebukes former President Gül for decree remarks
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has scolded former President Abdullah Gül for his call on the government to revise a new state of...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 23 Hacettepe University academics, staff members
Detention warrants have been issued for 23 academics and other staff members of Hacettepe University in Ankara as part of an investigation into the...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says he laughed at ICC extradition demand for al-Bashir
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he laughed at an International Criminal Court (ICC) demand for the extradition of Sudanese President Omar...
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Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions.
Throughout the year human rights organizations...
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