Turkish PM’s chief advisor Erdem referred to court for arrest
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım’s chief advisor, Birol Erdem, who was detained on June 3 in Ankara as part of a witch-hunt targeting the...
60-year old man attends ‘March of Justice,’ sleeps outdoors to protest son’s arrest on...
A 60-year-old Turkish man whose son has been held in İstanbul’s Silivri Prison for over 10 months on coup charges participated in a “March...
IFJ- EFJ call for urgent medical care for jailed Turkish journalist Çetinkaya
The European and International Federations of Journalists (EFJ-IFJ) has called on Turkish authorities to provide urgent medical care to Turkish journalist Tuncer Çetinkaya who...
US says not to tolerate individuals using intimidation to stifle freedom of speech
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said there will be no tolerance for those using intimidation and violence to suppress freedom of expression...
Former AKP deputy, founder join CHP’s ‘March of Justice’ in Turkey
On the second day of a “March of Justice” launched by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on Thursday in protest of the...
42 Bank Asya, 31 KYK and PTT employees and more detained, 3 mayors dismissed...
Turkish government has continued its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting the alleged members of the Gülen movement as police has detained at least...
Hunger strike of jailed educators Gülmen and Özakça enters 100th day in Turkish prison
UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has sent an urgent letter to the Turkish Foreign and Justice ministries concerning Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça...
Turkey’s Erdoğan slams US decision to charge his bodyguards for Washington brawl
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan slammed a recent decision by US authorities to announce criminal charges against 12 members of Erdoğan’s security detail...
EP’s Piri: Imprisonment of Berberoğlu is a new low point in Turkey
Kati Piri, the European Parliament’s rapporteur for Turkey, on Thursday said the sentencing and imprisonment of main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) İstanbul deputy...
Erdoğanist-Islamist scholars from Turkey announce their support for al-Qaradawi
Pro-Erdoğan political Islamist scholars from Turkey have released a joint written statement on Thursday to give support for the controversial chairman of the Qatar-based...
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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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