Critics blame widespread impunity for surge in violence against women in Turkey
Despite a rise in violent crimes against women in Turkey, rights groups say that impunity remains widespread, allowing perpetrators to avoid accountability, the Global...
CoE calls for 30 pct gender quota in local Turkish politics
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities (CLRAE), operating under the Council of Europe (CoE), urged Turkish authorities in a recent report to introduce...
HRF highlights Turkey’s human rights crisis in UN submission
The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has raised alarm over Turkey's deteriorating human rights record in its recent submission to the United Nations Human Rights...
Prominent doctor to pay damages to Turkish Defense Ministry over chemical weapons remarks
An Ankara court has ruled that Şebnem Korur Fincancı, a prominent expert in forensic medicine and human rights activist, pay 50,000 lira ($1,460) in...
Turkish court gives suspended sentences to 2 police officers for unlawful strip-searches
A Turkish court has handed down suspended sentences to two female police officers for conducting an unlawful strip-search of prominent architect Mücella Yapıcı and...
Top forensic expert faces charges of ‘publicly insulting the Turkish state’ in controversial case
Şebnem Korur Fincancı, a human rights advocate and forensic medical expert, is facing charges for “publicly insulting the Turkish state,” the Media and Law...
Worker dies after chrome mine accident in southeastern Turkey, again raising occupational safety concerns
Halil İbrahim Yolcu, a 50-year-old chrome mine worker, died after suffering critical injuries when a rock fell on his head at a mine in...
Lawyer claims authorities are seeking to silence her due to complaint against far-right party
A lawyer who lodged a complaint against Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) is claiming that the authorities are illegally attempting to silence her.
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Turkey among CoE countries with lowest spending on its judicial system: CEPEJ report
Turkey invested as little as 15.6 euros ($17) per capita in its judicial system in 2022, while the average judicial budget of the 44...
Turkey shuts down radio station over ‘Armenian genocide’ reference
İstanbul-based Açık Radyo announced on Wednesday it was being shut down by the authorities, six months after a guest talked about the “Armenian genocide”...
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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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