CPJ calls on Turkish authorities to halt deportation of Iranian journalist Mohammad Mosaed
Turkish authorities should immediately halt the deportation of Iranian investigative journalist Mohammad Mosaed, who has a well-founded fear of persecution if he were to...
Opposition MP: 5 journalists assaulted in first 15 days of 2021 due to lack...
An opposition lawmaker has revealed that five members of the press were assaulted on the street in the first 15 days of 2021, mainly...
Turkish authorities should cease harassing Etkin news agency: CPJ
Turkish authorities should cease harassing the Etkin News Agency (ETHA) and return all property that was confiscated from its office, the Committee to Protect...
3,362 people killed, 3,534 mistreated or tortured in Turkey in 2020: report
An annual report on human rights violations in Turkey, drafted by main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) lawmaker Sezgin Tanrıkulu, has revealed 3,362 deaths...
Turkey has done illegal renditions from more countries in past 6 years than any...
“Turkey has done illegal renditions from more countries in the last six years than any other country in the world,” said Nate Schenkkan, Freedom...
Purge victim in prison since 2016 was mistakenly arrested for a tweet he didn’t...
Bekir Görmez, who has lost both his wife and son since he has been in prison, was arrested in 2016 for a tweet he...
Turkish police conduct raids to detain 37 for using messaging app ByLock
Police teams conducted raids on 26 locations on Friday morning in an effort to detain 37 people due to their alleged use of the...
Ankara Bar under investigation for alleging homophobic remarks by Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate president
The Turkish Ministry of Justice has ordered an investigation into the president and board members of the Ankara Bar Association for "offending the values...
Turkish government continued its assault on human rights during pandemic: Human Rights Watch
Human rights violations continued in Turkey in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the government consolidated its authoritarian rule by passing rushed legislation that...
Opposition politician injured in assault in front of his Ankara house: report
A politician from Turkey’s opposition Gelecek (Future) Party was hospitalized after he was attacked by five unknown assailants in front of his house in...
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