Turkish minister applauds country’s disability policies while disabled citizens paint a different picture
Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş touted Turkey’s disability rights policies at a global summit in Berlin, but disabled citizens say the...
Turkish mayor faces backlash over derogatory social media post targeting Armenians
Controversial Turkish mayor Tanju Özcan is facing backlash after posting a social media message using derogatory language towards Armenians, the Agos news website reported.
Özcan,...
Chronically ill inmate in Izmir dies due to alleged negligence
A chronically ill inmate in a prison in Turkey’s İzmir province has died due to alleged negligence, the BirGün daily reported.
Kadir Coşkun, 65, was arrested...
A year after deadly Istanbul nightclub fire, victims’ families still waiting for justice
Nearly a year after a devastating fire at an Istanbul nightclub claimed 29 lives, the families of the victims are still waiting for those...
Turkey’s YÖK instructs universities to take action against student boycott
Turkey’s Higher Education Board (YÖK) has sent a letter to universities instructing them to take necessary “administrative and legal” action against academics, administrative staff...
Critically ill Kurdish prisoner denied adequate care after heart attack in Turkish prison
Prison authorities at Marmara Prison in Istanbul failed to provide urgent medical treatment to a seriously ill inmate who suffered a heart attack in...
Teenage daughter of imprisoned Turkish teacher dies, illustrating ongoing fallout from post-coup purges
A 15-year-old girl whose mother is serving a prison sentence on conviction of alleged ties to the Gülen movement was found dead in her...
Turkish women’s rights activists rally to protest sexual abuse in police detention
Women’s rights activists rallied on Saturday in Turkey to protest alleged sexual abuse of female detainees held for participating in demonstrations that erupted following...
Turkish communication authority to have power to block social media on national security grounds
A new draft regulation would give Turkey’s top telecom authority the power to block access to social media platforms like Facebook, X, WhatsApp and...
Turkey arrests 48 among 73 detained in latest operations over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities detained 73 people and arrested 48 of them in operations across 27 provinces, accused of links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report “Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review,” which highlights the most important developments...
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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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