Turkey’s top court rules blanket ban violated rights of protestors
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has found that a ban imposed by a governor’s office on all protests in a southeastern city violated the applicants’ constitutional...
Military staff, judges among 65 facing detention over Gülen links
Turkish prosecutors in several cities have issued detention warrants for 65 active duty and former military officers, dismissed judges and prosecutors, and lawyers and...
‘We live in fear’: Once embracing, Turkey turns on migrants
Ghawsuddin Mubariz was already spending restless nights worrying about being sent back to Afghanistan when a stadium full of Turkish football supporters broke into...
Turkey’s broadcast regulator fines TV channel for criticism of woman who was rude to...
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed a fine on pro-opposition broadcaster Halk TV over a commentator who criticized...
Syrian refugees tortured, raped, disappeared after returning home: Amnesty International
As a number of countries, including Turkey, put more pressure on Syrian refugees to return home, accounts of torture inflicted on returnees have been...
Turkish court sentences famous fashion designer to prison for ‘insulting the government’
A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced fashion designer and activist Barbaros Şansal to three months, 22 days in prison for insulting the government, the...
AKP considers mandating 10-year prison sentence for hate crime on social media
Social media users in Turkey could face up to 10 years behind bars for refusing to delete posts that include elements of a hate...
Turkey issues detention warrants for 214 people over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities on Tuesday ordered the detention of 214 people including active duty and expelled military officers as well as former military cadets due...
14,530 people in Turkey died by suicide in last 5 years: Health Ministry
An opposition politician has revealed that 14,530 people in Turkey took their own lives between 2015 and 2020, citing data from the Ministry of...
70-year-old suffering from leukemia dies days after his release from prison
Mehmet Ali Çelebi, 70, passed away on Saturday, just days after he was released from prison due to his deteriorating health, Turkish media reported.
Çelebi...
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Turkey's political opposition faced intensifying pressure in 2025, with the judiciary emerging as the primary instrument for targeting dissenting voices. The most far-reaching measures...
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Throughout the year human rights organizations...
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Women’s rights in Turkey: 2025 in Review
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2024.
Throughout the year Turkey continued...