Pro-Kurdish HDP to participate in CHP’s ‘March for Justice’
The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has decided to participate in the “March for Justice” launched by Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)...
US says concerned over the arrest of CHP deputy Berberoğlu in Turkey
US State Department has stated its concerns on Friday over the arrest of Turkey's main opposition Republican People Party's (CHP) deputy Enis Berberoğlu by...
EPP Group Chairman Weber writes letter to jailed Turkish journalist Alpay
As part of a campaign launched by the Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Manfred Weber, the European People’s Party (EPP) Group Chair in the European...
Turkish government sells properties of 8 media outlets seized from critics
Properties belonging to eight of the media outlets that the Turkish government seized under post-coup emergency rule have been put up for sale by...
Qatar repotedly deports 45 Turkish nationals over alleged links to Gülen movement
Pro-government Sabah daily claimed on Saturday that 45 Turkish nationals were deported from Qatar for having alleged links to the Gülen movement. The daily said...
İstanbul Governor’s Office bans LGBTI pride parade
The İstanbul Governor’s Office has banned an LGBTI pride parade scheduled to take place in Taksim on June 25, citing security and public order...
Director of Turkey’s Presidential Archives calls for arming of households
Muhammet Safi, the director of Turkey’s Presidential Archives, has called for the arming of every household for the defense of Turkey, the Diken news...
Evolution theory no longer part of Turkish curriculum, official says
Turkey’s Board of Education and Discipline Chairman Alpaslan Durmuş has said chapters on evolution are being removed from ninth grade biology textbooks and that...
Turkey sentences 52 teachers to years of jail terms over alleged Gülen links
A Turkish court gives prison sentences to 52 teachers between 3 years and 10.5 years in Eskisehir porvince of Turkey on Thursday over their...
Turkey issues arrest warrants for another 56 lawyers over alleged Gülen links
The İstanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office has issued arrest warrants for 56 lawyers on Friday as part of an investigation targeting people allegedly linked to...
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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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