Anti-gov’t TV station fined due to remarks of former minister
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed an administrative fine on the anti-government Halk TV due to the remarks...
Turkey maintains global lead in Twitter censorship requests
Turkey continued to be the worst country in the world in terms of Twitter censorship, with the highest number of third-party takedown requests, court...
Turkish authorities yet to start investigation into disappearance of purged public servant after 15...
A prosecutor still has not been assigned to investigate the case of Hüseyin Galip Küçüközyiğit, a former civil servant who went missing 15 days...
9 Kurdish deputies to face proceedings over charges related to Kobani protests
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has started preparing summaries of proceedings for nine pro-Kurdish lawmakers, including Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chair Pervin Buldan,...
Syrian women most discriminated against among refugees, says Diyarbakır Bar Association
Syrian women are the group most discriminated against among refugees in Turkey, and they also are victims of sexual and physical violence, the Yeni...
Top court rejects US pastor’s petition, citing expiry of legal period for filing: report
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has rejected an individual petition claiming a violation of rights from a US pastor who was convicted on terrorism-related charges in...
Vague terrorism charge used to target supporters of the Gülen movement: UN special rapporteurs
The vague and imprecise charge of “membership in an armed terrorist organization” appears to be repeatedly misused to target critics of the Turkish government’s...
Deceased purge victim buried in a hurry, jailed husband not allowed to attend funeral
Fatma Görmez, 43, a former teacher fired from her job by an emergency decree-law who passed away yesterday from multiple health problems, was hurriedly...
Syrians in Turkey in precarious situation as citizenship applications indefinitely suspended by authorities
Nearly 10 years after the civil war began in Syria, refugees are still struggling with their precarious status in Turkey as most have not...
Turkish President Erdoğan accuses local politician, university students of terrorism
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has branded Boğaziçi University students protesting a government-appointed rector and Canan Kaftancıoğlu, head of the İstanbul branch of the...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2022 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2022. Authoritarianism continued to gain ground...
Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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This report focuses on how illegal pushbacks by Greek authorities have devastating consequences on Turkish asylum seekers upon their return to Turkey.
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