Turkish police officer parent shoots principal, teacher at elementary school in Bursa
A parent who is also a police officer shot a school principal and teacher on the morning of April 11 in the northwestern province...
US Senate committee chairman asks if Turkey has become too dangerous for foreigners to...
Republican Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, on Wednesday questioned whether or not it’s safe for foreigners to...
4 people trying to flee persecution in Turkey detained at Greek border
The Turkish government on Sunday detained four people, including two purged deputy police inspectors, who were trying to flee persecution in Turkey under the...
Woman demanding justice for slain family members faces 4 years in prison
A Turkish public prosecutor is seeking a jail sentence of up to four years for Emine Şenyaşar, who has been demanding justice for three...
PEN International calls on Turkey to drop terrorism charges against Kurdish writer
PEN International has called on Turkish authorities to drop all charges against a Kurdish writer who faces more than seven years in prison on...
103 journalists tried, 10 arrested in Turkey in second quarter of 2025
Turkish authorities arrested 10 journalists and launched new prosecutions against dozens more in the second quarter of 2025, according to a new report by...
Turkish government releases 7 more ISIL militants from prison
A Turkish court ordered the release of seven suspects, who are alleged members of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levants (ISIL) in the...
Journalists in Turkey faced assaults, detentions and trustee takeovers in October: report
Journalists in Turkey were subjected to assaults and judicial harassment in October, while media outlets faced increasing pressure from government-appointed trustees, according to the...
Jagland says jailed journalists and deputies are priority for Council of Europe
Thorbjørn Jagland, the secretary-general of the Council of Europe, who has referred to the arrests in Turkey, said journalists and members of the Parliament...
American pastor jailed over alleged Gülen links asks Trump to fight for his release
An American pastor who has been jailed on bogus terrorism charges in Turkey for more than five months has asked US President Donald Trump...
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey in 2025, a year marked by continued democratic...
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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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Sippenhaft, also known as...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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