Erdoğan’s bodyguards to be charged in attacks at Turkish ambassador’s DC residence
Criminal charges will be announced against 12 members of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s security detail, accused by authorities of attacking protesters outside...
Ex-advisor of Turkey’s former first lady arrested over alleged Gülen links
Ayşe Yılmaz, who served as an advisor to former first lady Hayrünnisa Gül, was arrested on Thursday upon a request by the Ankara Chief...
Turkey’s main opposition CHP begins ‘march of justice’ in protest of deputy’s arrest
The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on Thursday kicked off a “march of justice” from Turkey’s capital Ankara to İstanbul in protest of...
2 Turks arrested in US for attack outside Turkish ambassador’s residence in Washington D.C.
Two Turkish men resident in the United States have been arrested by US Marshals for their role in the beating of protesters outside the...
Turkey’s Erdoğan: Daily lives of citizens unaffected by state of emergency
Amid international calls on the government to lift a state of emergency (OHAL) that was declared in Turkey on July 20, five days after...
Police seize passport of slain academic Kışlalı’s daughter over alleged Gülen links
Turkish police have seized the passport of Dolunay Kışlalı, daughter of slain academic and columnist Ahmet Taner Kışlalı, over alleged links to the Gülen...
Journalist not released despite witness claims to have signed testimonies under torture
A Hakkari court on Wednesday declined to release journalist Nedim Türfent although 12 of 13 witnesses retracted their written testimonies and said they were...
Turkish court decides to release 12 ISIL suspects on Wednesday
A high criminal court in İstanbul on Wednesday decided to release 12 out of 35 suspects who are standing trial on charges of membership...
Turkish court releases UN judge arrested over alleged Gülen links
An Ankara court on Wednesday ruled to release Aydın Sefa Akay, a judge for the United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) who...
Turkey sends CHP deputy Berberoğlu to jail over story on MİT trucks carrying weapons...
A high criminal court in İstanbul on Wednesday handed down a prison sentence of 25 years to main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2022 in Review
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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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