Turkish court arrests 3 suspects in attack on funeral of HDP deputy’s mother
A court on Monday arrested three suspects in an attack last week on the funeral of Hatun Tuğluk, mother of jailed Peoples’ Democratic Party...
CHP deputy Tanrıkulu says he is receiving death threats after remarks on armed drone...
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu has said he is receiving death threats following his remarks on the use of...
KRG’s PM Barzani defies Iraq’s top court decision: Referendum to be held Sept. 25
Iraq’s Supreme Court has ordered the suspension of an independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan, slated for Sept. 25, until it makes a final ruling...
İstanbul Municipality transfers property worth TL 371 million to pro-gov’t foundation
The İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality has transferred public land worth TL 371 million and nine buildings to the pro-government Ensar Foundation, which came to public...
Erdoğan’s ‘Dombra’ echoes in German cities ahead of elections
Allianz Deutscher Demokraten (ADD), a political party founded by people of Turkish origin in Germany, is playing “Dombra,” the Justice and Development Party’s (AKP)...
Jailed Zaman editor Ünal says before Turkish court: We are journalists, not terrorists
Former Zaman daily Ankara Representative Mustafa Ünal, who is standing trial after 419 days in pretrial detention, said on Monday that he and other...
Jailed journalist Altan: They can lock me up, but not my imagination
Prominent Turkish novelist and journalist Ahmet Altan, who has been in pretrial detention since Sept. 23 of last year, said in an essay published...
Trial of Turkey’s leading newspaper’s layout designer resumes after 419 days in jail
A prominent newspaper layout designer who has been jailed since August 5, 2016 on trumped-up charges is set to appear for a fifth hearing...
Turkish court rules re-arrest of pro-Kurdish HDP’s spokesperson Ayhan Bilgen
A Turkish court has ruled re-arrest of Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Kars deputy and Spokesperson Ayhan Bilgen, who was released on September 8...
Armenians leaving church in İstanbul stoned, threatened with death
Armenians who were leaving Narlı Kapı Church in İstanbul on Sunday were stoned by a group of children who chanted “death to you,” the...
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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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