Turkey arrests 11 HDP deputies, 1,473 party members so far
According to latest figures shared by pro-Kurdish social media account “Turkey Untold”, Turkish government has arrested 11 pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputies, including...
HRW Slams European Rights Body Over Missing Chance to Tackle Turkey Crisis
International human rights advocacy organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) has slammed the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE on the fact that...
HDP deputy and spokesperson Bilgen released on judicial probation
Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy and the party’s spokesperson Ayhan Bilgen, who was detained at Ankara Esenboğa Airport and has been transferred to...
Pro-Erdoğan journalist calls on assassins to take refuge in Turkey
In reaction to a decision on the part of Greece not to extradite eight Turkish soldiers who sought political asylum following a failed coup...
Mukhtar protesting palace meetings arrested for insulting statesmen
Hatice Bender, the mukhtar (a.k.a neighborhood head) of Kamer Hatun neighborhood in Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, who did not participate in meetings held for...
Hundreds of people detained by AKP gov’t on alleged Gülen links in few days
Hundreds of people have been detained over alleged Gülen links in recent days in Turkey, according to the Turkish government sources. Police forces have...
COMMENTARY – Saga of Dutch journalist tells the tale of Turkey
By Abdullah Bozkurt
There is no shortage of examples about how the Turkish government scapegoats innocent people for the problems it has created in an...
Turkey’s PM Yıldırım asks PM May to end Hizmet movement in UK
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has said he asked British Prime Minister Theresa May to halt the UK activities of the Gülen movement, which...
40 Turkish military officers at NATO posts seeking asylum in Germany
German media reported on Saturday that 40 members of the Turkish military who served at NATO posts until a failed coup on July 15...
Recently detained HDP deputies released
Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Altan Tan, who was detained in Diyarbakır, released by a Diyarbakır court on Saturday. The prominent Kurdish politician announced...
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2024.
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Sippenhaft, also known as...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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The May 2023 re-election of...