Turkey detained 361 people in 2 weeks of nationwide operations targeting Gülen movement: minister
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Friday that 361 people had been detained in nationwide operations over the past two weeks as part...
Turkish media authority hits pro-opposition networks with broadcasting bans, fines
Turkey’s media watchdog has imposed broadcasting bans and fines on three opposition-affiliated TV stations, heightening concerns over press freedom amid a broader crackdown on...
Rights groups condemn Turkey’s arrest of lawyer for jailed İstanbul mayor
Human Rights Watch and the Turkey Human Rights Litigation Support Project on Thursday denounced the arrest of a defense lawyer for jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu,...
Another journalist arrested in Turkey amid ongoing crackdown on the press
A Turkish court on Thursday ruled for the arrest of freelance journalist Metin Yoksu, part of an investigation led by prosecutors in the northeastern...
Daughter of German pastor killed in Turkey faces deportation
Michal Canina Geske, the daughter of a German Christian missionary murdered in a brutal 2007 attack in eastern Turkey, may be forced to leave...
Turkey jails 4 border guards for life for torturing Syrian migrants to death
A Turkish court has sentenced four border guards to life in prison for torturing two Syrian migrants to death along the Syrian border in...
Turkey detains 20 more over alleged Gülen links, raising total to 267 for the...
Turkish police detained 20 people, including 14 police officers, on Thursday in the fourth operation this week targeting individuals with alleged links to the...
Authorities impose blanket ban on all Pride Week events in Izmir
The Izmir Governor’s Office has banned all events planned as part of Pride Week for the next three days, Turkish media reported.
A statement issued by the...
Turkey’s main opposition leader slams EU, int’l community for silence on Erdoğan’s crackdown
Özgür Özel, Turkey’s main opposition leader, has sharply criticized the European Union and the international community for remaining silent in the face of what...
Young adults drive Turkey’s emigration surge as economic hardship deepens
Young adults are leading the growing wave of emigration from Turkey as economic hardship worsens, youth unemployment reaches record highs and optimism about the...
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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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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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