828 refugees, including 73 minors, died in work-related accidents in Turkey last decade: İSİG
A total of 828 refugees, including 73 minors, died in workplace accidents in Turkey between 2013 and 2022, according to a report by the...
Pro-gov’t journalist says killing Gülen followers, even their babies a religious obligation
Hüseyin Adalan, a journalist working for a number of pro-government media outlets, has said it is a religious obligation to kill all followers of...
Turkey removes limitations on more than 50,000 passports
The Ministry of Interior Affairs has lifted restrictions on the passports of 51,171 people, Turkish media reported on Friday, despite claims that previous similar...
German federal police warn lawmakers of possible Turkish spying
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Turkish court upholds broadcast ban on pro-opposition TELE1
The Ankara 23rd Administrative Court has rejected a motion filed by TELE 1, a pro-opposition TV station, seeking to suspend the execution of a...
Court rules to keep Kurdish journalist facing terrorism charges in jail
A court in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır has decided to keep a Kurdish journalist who was arrested in May on terrorism-related charges...
European rights court faults Turkey over arrest of UN judge in post-coup crackdown
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has faulted Turkey over the pretrial detention and arrest of a UN judge with diplomatic immunity following...
Kurdish man who questioned ‘transferred’ voters on election day indicted
A Kurdish man who questioned voters who were allegedly “transferred” to his city of residence in the southeastern province of Şırnak on the day...
Two recent cases show Turkish gov’t’s increasing tolerance for ISIL militants
Two recent cases related two alleged militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have showed the increasing tolerance of the...
Infographic: July 15, 2016 | Blow to Human Rights
Sources:
Activity report, the Inquiry Commission on the State of Emergency Measures
State Department 2019 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Turkey
News stories by Turkey's state-run...
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