Turkish court decides to release journalist arrested over corruption report
A journalist for the T24 news website in Turkey who was put in pre-trial detention last week following a report on alleged corruption in...
Press groups call on Turkey’s top court to annul controversial media law article
Press organizations in Turkey have called on the country’s Constitutional Court to annul a controversial article of a media law which they say is...
Disabled teacher arrested in nationwide operation against Gülen movement
A disabled former teacher was recently arrested after being detained in a nationwide police operation against the Gülen movement, the Kronos news website reported.
Former history...
Following death of university student in elevator accident, 9 more incidents reported across Turkey
Following the tragic death of a university student in an elevator accident in a state-run dormitory on October 26, media reports have drawn attention...
4 Gülen followers detained while trying to flee Turkey
The authorities in northwest Turkey have detained four people allegedly affiliated with the Gülen movement who were reportedly attempting to flee to neighboring Greece,...
63 journalists are imprisoned in Turkey: report
A total of 63 journalists were behind bars in Turkey as of November 3, the Artı Gerçek news website reported, citing a monthly report...
HRW urges Turkey to investigate airstrikes that killed or injured civilians in Syria
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday Turkey should investigate the harm done to civilians in its Oct. 5-10 aerial campaign against Kurdish militants in Syria,...
Rights groups demand release of jailed Kurdish leaders on 7th anniversary of their arrest
In a joint statement released Friday, four prominent human rights organizations have called for the immediate release of Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ, the former co-chairs...
18 rights, media organizations condemn Turkish journalist’s arrest over report on corruption
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) have joined 16 other media and human rights organizations in condemning the arrest of a...
Journalist detained for ‘spreading misinformation’ released under judicial supervision
A Turkish journalist who was detained in western Turkey on Thursday on accusations of spreading misinformation has been released under judicial supervision after testifying to a...
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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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