23 rights groups call for release of Istanbul Bar board member
Twenty-three human rights organizations have called for the immediate release of İstanbul Bar Association executive board member Fırat Epözdemir, who was arrested last week...
5 years later, Turkish woman still haunted by strip-search in police custody
A young woman detained over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement in a case that made nationwide headlines five years ago has said...
New law grants Turkey’s oversight body power to remove public officials, military officers
A law passed by the Turkish parliament last week grants extraordinary powers to the State Inspection Council (DDK), a government oversight body, to remove...
Government negligence blamed as Turkey’s infant mortality rate is triple the EU average
Turkey’s infant mortality rate has surged to three times the European Union average, with the political opposition blaming government negligence, healthcare privatization and a...
Turkish court’s arrest of Halk TV editor-in-chief ‘a political move’ to silence media: CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned a Turkish court’s order to arrest Halk TV Editor-in-Chief Suat Toktaş after the opposition-aligned network aired an interview...
Turkish defense ministry expels 8 military officers over secularist chant
Turkey’s Ministry of Defense announced Friday that five newly commissioned lieutenants and three commanding officers have been dismissed from the Turkish Armed Forces following...
Turkish academic arrested for ‘insulting’ Erdoğan on social media
Turkish academic and journalist Çiğdem Bayraktar Ör, who was detained Wednesday over a social media post on accusations of “insulting the president” and “insulting...
Turkey increases pressure on journalists thanks to 2022 disinformation law
The Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) has expressed concern over increasing political pressure on Turkey’s journalists since the country adopted a disinformation law...
Turkish authorities detain 23 people over alleged Gülen links in a week of operations
Turkish authorities have over the past week detained 23 people due to alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish media reported.
In the latest...
İstanbul mayor testifies to prosecutors in politically charged investigations
İstanbul’s powerful mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, testified to prosecutors on Friday due to his recent criticism of judicial authorities in Turkey, accusing the government of...
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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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