Mothers of imprisoned cadets stage sit-ins at ruling party buildings
Mothers of military cadets who were imprisoned after a 2016 coup attempt have stated sit-in protests in front of several ruling Justice and Development...
[UPDATE] Former prosecutor detained again 1 day after release from prison
Gültekin Avcı, a former Turkish prosecutor and TV pundit, was detained on Saturday due to an appeal from a prosecutor, one day after being...
Turkey’s top appeals court overturns sentences of 7 Cumhuriyet journalists
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has overturned the prison sentences handed down to seven former Cumhuriyet employees and ordered the release of five of...
Austrian journalist acquitted of terror charges in Turkey
An Austrian student and journalist says a Turkish court has acquitted him and two others of terrorism-related charges, The Associated Press reported.
Max Zirngast was...
İstanbul police want abortion records for use in investigations about insulting president
The İstanbul Police Department has asked the provincial healthcare authority to provide it with a list of women who had abortions or sought treatment...
Turkish opposition official sentenced to nearly 10 years
A Turkish court on Friday sentenced Canan Kaftancıoğlu, an opposition official, to nine years, eight months in prison for insulting the president and spreading...
Turkish court acquits peace petition academic of terrorist organization propaganda
A Turkish court ruled on Friday to acquit one of nine academics who were charged with “propaganda of a terrorist organization” for signing a...
Turkish courts sentence ousted opposition mayors to 257 years in prison
Turkish courts have sentenced 41 opposition mayors to a combined 257 years in prison on charges of terrorism, Turkey’s Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday.
Ninety-four...
Turkish court rules to release Demirtaş in one case on eve of ECtHR hearing
The Ankara 19th High Criminal Court on Monday ruled to release jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş pending trial, but he was not allowed to...
Radio & Television Supreme Council begins supervision of Internet broadcasting in Turkey
A newly passed regulation authorizing Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) to exercise vast powers over online streaming services took effect as of...
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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.
In recent years...