Expelled pro-Kurdish MP released after brief detention in dawn raid
Turkish authorities on Sunday briefly detained a pro-Kurdish opposition MP who had refused to leave parliament for several days after his parliamentary status was...
Surveys show majority of Germans avoid going on a holiday in Turkey
Results of two public survey conducted in Germany have showed that majority of the Germans do not prefer to go to Turkey for a...
Turkish gov’t removes Kurdish mayor from office 2 months after his election
Turkey’s Interior Ministry has removed Mehmet Sıddık Akış, the co-mayor of Hakkari from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), and replaced...
Report claims PKK militant captured alive, tortured and executed by Turkish soldiers
Pro-Kurdish media outlets have claimed that a militant from the ranks of the outlawed armed Peoples’ Defence Forces (HPG), which is an offspring of the...
Turkey’s top court rules 4,25 square meters space sufficient for prisoners
Turkey's Constitutional Court has said in a recent ruling that 4,25 square meters of living space per inmate in prison, including common living areas,...
5 arrested in connection to murder of 15-year-old Syrian in İstanbul
Turkish authorities have arrested five suspects in connection with the murder of a 15-year-old Syrian, who was shot dead by masked gunmen in İstanbul last week,...
Former judge serving sentence on terrorism charges denied parole
A former judge serving a prison sentence on conviction of “terrorist organization membership” has been denied parole despite being eligible since May 2023, the...
Justice Ministry’s promise to build playgrounds in prisons sparks questions
Experts have criticized a promise made by the Turkish Ministry of Justice to build playgrounds for children accompanying their mothers in prison, saying children...
Women stage protest against attempt to close anti-femicide group in Turkey
Several hundred women protested outside an İstanbul court on Wednesday ahead of a hearing to close a well-known anti-femicide campaign group, Turkish Minute reported.
Waving...
World leaders committed to strengthening democracy, defending against transnational threats and repression
World leaders who gathered for an online democracy summit have committed to bolstering democracy and combatting authoritarian trends, protecting human rights, promoting the rule...
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Drawing on opinions of...
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Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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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...
Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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This report focuses on how the Turkish government, under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has used family punishment against his opponents.
Sippenhaft, also known as...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2023.
The May 2023 re-election of...