Erdoğan claims the target is not himself but Turkey, Islam
Turkey's political Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday called on people to be alert to foreign plots including the currency crisis, underlining that...
Swedish journalist held in Turkey not housed with other prisoners, employer says
A Swedish journalist detained upon arrival in Turkey and later arrested on terrorism-related charges is being held separately from other prisoners but is in...
17 more detained in operation targeting Kurdish politicians ahead of critical elections
Turkish police on Tuesday detained at least 17 people in raids in İstanbul in another operation targeting Kurds ahead of critical presidential and parliamentary...
CCTV recordings at police station reveal brutal treatment of detainee
Newly emerged CCTV recordings of a man who died in police custody on June 5 in İstanbul show several policemen detaining him and one...
Indictment levels terror charges at Turkish journalist who investigated coup attempt
An indictment drafted by an İstanbul prosecutor for Ece Sevim Öztürk, an investigative journalist who has been behind bars since June, accuses the journalist...
Berkin Elvan’s parents get suspended sentences on conviction of insulting Erdoğan
The parents of Berkin Elvan, a teenager who was killed during Turkey’s 2013 anti-government Gezi Park protests, have been handed down suspended sentences on...
Phone app used by minister slammed for unlawful personal data acquisition
An application on Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu’s smartphone that can determine a person’s identity in just a few seconds after his photo is...
Int’l journalist associations condemn brutal detention of AFP photographer Kılıç
The International Press Institute (IPI) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Monday condemned the brutal detention of AFP photographer Bülent Kılıç while...
Occupancy rate of Turkish prisons reaches 117 percent
The occupancy rate of Turkish prisons has reached 117 percent, the Sözcü daily reported on Monday. According to recent data released by Turkey’s Justice...
11 city officials detained in operation targeting opposition-run municipality in İstanbul
Eleven city officials were detained Thursday in an operation targeting the opposition-run Beşiktaş Municipality in İstanbul over alleged bid-rigging, marking the latest development in...
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Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
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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...