Government assistance to disabled woman cut off after father’s arrest
Financial assistance paid by the Turkish government to the family of Nurbanu Aydın, a 29-year-old “spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy” patient, was cut off after...
Police block Turkish lawyers marching to Ankara to protest gov’t meddling in bar associations
Turkish police stopped dozens of senior lawyers marching to the capital of Ankara on Monday to protest a bill governing the organization of bar...
American spouse of Turkish pastor to be deported for no apparent reason
Joy Anna Crow Subaşıgüller, a US citizen married to a Turkish Protestant pastor, has been told to leave Turkey in 10 days, according to...
US religious freedom commission condemns Turkish operations in N. Iraq
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has condemned the air and ground operations of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) near civilian areas...
Venice Commission to Turkish gov’t: Reinstate mayors of Diyarbakır, Mardin and Van
Legal experts from the Council of Europe’s (CoE) Venice Commission have called on the Turkish government to repeal decisions that have undermined democratic self-government...
Turkish lawyers launch ‘Defense March’ against gov’t meddling
Eighty heads of bar associations across Turkey launched a march to Ankara on Saturday against attempts by the Turkish government to amend the Law...
Father of NBA star Enes Kanter acquitted of terrorism charges in Turkey: report
The father of NBA center Enes Kanter, an outspoken critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s human rights record, has been acquitted of charges...
Woman with 10-day-old baby arrested in southeastern city of Diyarbakır
Eylem Oyunlu, the mother of a 10-day-old baby and a 2-year-old toddler, has been arrested in the southeastern city of Diyarbakır on charges of...
Kurdish leader’s right to liberty violated, says Turkey’s Constitutional Court
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the lengthy imprisonment of a former head of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) violated his rights, a...
Turkish Justice Ministry refuses to disclose number of torture, prisoner abuse claims
In response to a parliamentary question submitted by Republican People’s Party (CHP) Istanbul deputy and human rights defender Sezgin Tanrıkulu, Turkey’s Ministry of Justice...
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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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