Two Tiktok users face legal measures for insulting Turkish passport in video
Two young people were briefly detained, handcuffed and released on judicial probation including a travel ban for allegedly insulting the value of the Turkish...
Reactions mount as Turkey bans alcohol sales during 17-day lockdown
The government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has drawn the ire of secular Turks after it banned the sale of alcoholic beverages in...
Rights organization files criminal complaint against far-right MP who threatened Turkish-Armenian lawmaker with genocide
The Human Rights Association (İHD) has filed a criminal complaint against far-right independent member of the Turkish Parliament Ümit Özdağ, who threatened Turkish-Armenian lawmaker...
Far-right MP attacks Armenian lawmaker, threatens with genocide
A far-right independent member of the Turkish Parliament has threatened Turkish-Armenian lawmaker Garo Paylan with facing the same fate as his ancestors amid debates...
24 journalists detained, 4 arrested in Turkey in first quarter of 2021: report
Turkey arrested four members of the press in addition to detaining 24 others in the first three months of 2021, with COVID-19 adding to...
Amasya Prison unlawfully denies parole to inmates arrested over Gülen links
Inmates arrested for links to the Gülen movement are being denied release by the Amasya E Type medium security prison in northern Turkey despite...
Diyarbakır Bar under investigation for statement released on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a bar association in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır over a statement it released on April...
Kurdish politicians go on trial in Turkey over 2014 Kobani protests
More than 100 people linked to a pro-Kurdish party went on trial Monday in Ankara for their alleged involvement in violent protests in 2014,...
Erdoğan defiant on Biden mention of Armenian genocide
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Monday he was “highly saddened” by US President Joe Biden’s decision to mark as genocide the mass deportations...
Cancer patient whose treatment was interrupted after arrest suffering from complications
Ayşe Özdoğan, 33, who suffers from a rare form of cancer, has been struggling with complications since the disease spread to her head because...
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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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