23 people detained in Turkey for finding jobs for summarily dismissed public servants
The Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on Sunday detained 23 people on suspicion of finding jobs for public servants who were summarily dismissed from...
PACE urges Turkey to take meaningful steps to improve democracy, rule of law and...
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s (PACE) Monitoring Committee on Friday strongly condemned new crackdowns on political opposition and civil dissent in...
Turkey’s legal framework and enforcement system are inadequate to fight corruption: Transparency International
Turkey’s legal framework and enforcement system are inadequate to fight corruption, Transparency International said in its recent report on the bribery of foreign public...
Moldova to ask Turkey to extradite oligarch Plahotniuc, former politician allegedly behind deportation of...
Moldova’s prosecutor general will ask Turkish authorities to extradite the former leader of the Democratic Party (PDM), oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc, who was allegedly behind...
Turkey’s press freedom crisis is worsening amid growing state capture of media: Human Rights...
Turkey's press freedom crisis is worsening amid growing state capture of media, said a statement issued by 11 international rights group including Human Rights...
Diary of police officer found dead in quarantine cell reveals his ordeal
The diary of Mustafa Kabakçıoğlu, 44, a police officer who was found dead in a quarantine cell in a prison in the Black Sea...
Decorated officer not released by court despite health report dies
Mustafa Barış Avıalan, a former staff colonel sentenced to life imprisonment on coup charges, died in prison after a court denied his release despite...
Erdoğan calls for restructuring professional organizations following changes to bar associations: report
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday called on parliament to pass a law regulating professional chambers and associations in order to decrease their...
Young officer in pretrial detention for 4 years handcuffed to bed during cancer treatment
Ercan Dağhan, a former 2nd lieutenant who has been in pre-trial detention for more than four years on charges of coup-plotting, is fighting cancer...
Video shows African refugees being tortured by Turkish gang at Greek border
A group of African refugees were tortured at the Turkish-Greek border by a Turkish-speaking gang, according to video footage shared by an İstanbul-based refugee...
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey in 2025, a year marked by continued democratic...
Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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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.
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Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
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