Turkish court rules to keep Zaman columnist Ali Ünal in jail
A high criminal court in the western Turkish province of Uşak has refused to release Ali Ünal, a theologian and former columnist for the...
Prosecutors seek to replace İstanbul bar chairman, executives on terror propaganda charges
Turkish prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against the İstanbul Bar Association for “disseminating terrorist propaganda” over its calls for a probe into journalist deaths...
2 children accompany mother in prison serving sentence on conviction of links to Gülen...
Zehre Gürsoy, a mother of four who was arrested on January 30 in the western Turkish province of Edirne to serve a sentence on...
Turkish Supreme Court of Appeals judge-rapporteur slammed for sexist legal guide
A judge-rapporteur from Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has been slammed for sexist remarks in his newly published book, titled "A Public Prosecutor’s Duty...
Turkish gov’t lists 126,000 social media accounts as linked to alleged ‘terror organisations’
The Turkish government has listed about 126,000 social media accounts in Turkey as linked to alleged terrorist organisations since a controversial coup attempt on...
Press freedom in Turkey declined further in 2024 amid censorship, arrests and intimidation: report
Press freedom in Turkey continued to face challenges in 2024 as authorities intensifying their crackdown on independent journalism through systematic censorship, detentions, arrests and...
Turkish football fans call on gov’t to resign in wake of earthquake tragedy
Fans from two popular football clubs in Turkey called on the government to resign over the weekend due to what they called the government’s...
Turkey’s Erdoğan appeals veteran actors’ acquittal of insult charges
The lawyer for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed an appeal against a recent ruling by an İstanbul court to acquit two actors...
Turkish chief prosecutor seeks to retire shortly after arrest of security guard
Hadi Salihoğlu, an İstanbul public prosecutor, has sought permission to retire one day after the arrest of his security guard as part of a...
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...
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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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