Turkey systematically and deliberately jails women as part of fear and intimidation campaign
Thousands of women, many with small children to take care of, were jailed in Turkey in an unprecedented crackdown and subjected to torture and...
VIDEO — Lawyer thrown out from court by three police over judge’s order
A new low has been witnessed in effusive Turkish judiciary after a video has been started to circulate in social media venues. According to...
A police officer who guards Turkish Parliament committs suicide after dismissal
A police officer working at Turkish Parliament as a security officer committed suicide using his service pistol late on Wednesday in Ankara, shortly after finding...
First hearing of 30 journalists to be held after 14 months of imprisonment in...
An İstanbul court on April 27 accepted a prosecutor’s indictment against 30 former Zaman Media Group employees, including editors, executives and prominent columnists over...
Turkey-backed FSA sells armored vehicle to ISIL, daily claims
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Militants from the Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) sold an armored vehicle belonging to the Turkish military to the Islamic State in Iraq and...
Turkey cancels PACE member’s visit following downgrade of status
The Turkish government has canceled a visit to the country by Bernd Fabritius, a German lawmaker from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of...
Turkey bars entry of critics by adding their names next to ISIL suspects
Turkey has been arbitrarily refusing the entry for foreign nationals of Turkish origin who are deemed critical of the country's autocratic President Recep Tayyip...
Merkel says EU-Turkey ties ‘severely hit’ by developments in Ankara
The relationship between the European Union (EU) and Turkey has been “severely hit” by actions taken by Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the...
Turkey blocks 120 critical Twitter accounts with a single court decision
An Ankara court has ruled to block access to 120 critical Twitter accounts including @TurkeyPurge , which is closed for the fourth time in 7 months without issuing a prior notification...
EU lawmakers call for suspension of Turkey’s accession negotiations
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Leading members of the European Parliament on Wednesday called for formally halting talks with Turkey for its EU membership, citing Turkey's autocratic President Recep...
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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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Turkey’s Transnational Repression: Abuse of asset freezing mechanisms under the pretext of prevention of...
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