Kurdish Alevi university student allegedly brutalized in apparent hate crime
A university student in İstanbul has been allegedly brutalized by roommates due to his Kurdish and Alevi identities, according to local media reports.
The student,...
2-year-old dies from the cold due to alleged negligence on the part of electrical...
A 2-year-old child died from the cold on December 12 in Turkey's southeastern Diyarbakır province after the Dicle Electric Distribution Company (DEDAŞ) failed to...
Wives of police chiefs who exposed Erdoğan family’s corruption sentenced to 6 years in...
A total of 12 people including the wives of a number of former police chiefs who led corruption and bribery operations against the government...
Turkey dismissed more than 34,000 teachers over Gülen links after 2016 coup attempt
Turkey dismissed 34,795 teachers over alleged links to the Gülen movement during a state of emergency declared after a 2016 coup attempt, according to...
Human rights organizations issue statement calling for acquittal of participants in Saturday Mothers protest
A total of 18 human rights organizations called on authorities in a joint statement to acquit 46 defendants who appeared in court on Thursday...
Turkish far-right group beat Afghan man and shared video on social media
A new Turkish far-right group shared a video on social media yesterday showing one of their members beating an Afghan refugee in an apparent...
Turkey second worst country in Europe for LGBTI individuals
A ranking by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) has put Turkey in the second lowest place in Europe in...
Turkish court accepts indictment seeking up to 2,430 years for İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu
A Turkish court has accepted an indictment seeking up to 2,430 years in prison for İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on charges that he led...
Somali president’s son given $906 fine in fatal car accident trial in Turkey
An İstanbul court has handed down a prison sentence of two-and-a-half years to a son of the Somali president who was involved in a...
5 journalists who reported on villagers tortured and thrown from helicopter acquitted
A Turkish court has ruled to acquit five journalists who were indicted on charges of membership in a terrorist organization for reporting on an...
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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...