Municipal employee who lost his eye due to Gezi Park police violence awarded $3,000...
An administrative appeals court in Ankara has ordered the state to pay TL 100,000 ($3,000) in non-pecuniary damages to Muharrem Dalsüren, a municipal worker...
67 detained in central Turkey after mob attacks Syrian properties
Turkish police detained 67 people on Monday after a mob went on the rampage in the central Anatolian province of Kayseri after a Syrian...
10 get aggravated life sentences in 2015 Ankara bombings retrial
A Turkish court has handed down aggravated life sentences and additional prison time to 10 defendants who were retried due to their role in...
15 demonstrators detained during banned Pride march in İstanbul
Several hundred people briefly participated in an LGBTQ Pride march on Sunday in İstanbul that had been banned by local authorities, leading to the...
Trial concerning murder of former Grey Wolves leader begins in Ankara
An Ankara court on Monday began the trial of 22 suspects accused of the premeditated murder of Sinan Ateş, an academic and former leader...
Syrian businesses and homes attacked in central Turkey amid increasing anti-migrant sentiment
A group of locals attacked the houses, workplaces and cars of Syrian refugees in the central Turkish province of Kayseri on Sunday evening in...
ECtHR faults Turkey for violating right to fair trial over denial of civil service...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the fair trial rights of seven individuals who were denied civil service...
Woman demanding justice in political murder case faces prison for insulting police officer, obstructing...
Emine Şenyaşar, an activist who has been demanding justice for three family members murdered by people connected to a lawmaker from Turkey’s ruling Justice...
NGO reports widespread discrimination, violence targeting LGBT individuals in Turkish prisons
Incarcerated LGBT individuals in Turkey frequently face violence, isolation, slander and discrimination during their time behind bars, Deutsche Welle Turkish service reported, citing the...
Turkey hails removal from int’l watchdog’s money laundering list
Turkey on Friday hailed its removal from the money laundering and terrorism financing watch list of global financial misconduct watchdog Financial Action Task Force...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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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.
In recent years...