Turkey jails opposition politician ahead of critical vote returning İstanbul district to AKP
Amine Cansu Çelik, a former ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) politician who later became an opposition city council member in İstanbul’s Üsküdar district,...
Turkey detains 21 in İzmir over humanitarian aid to people linked to Gülen movement
Turkish authorities detained 21 people in the western province of İzmir on Friday in an investigation targeting people accused of both links to the...
Trial begins for Turkish academic accused of insulting Erdoğan on social media
A Turkish academic and civil society executive appeared in court on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over a social media post from...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court finds fair trial violation in former officer’s coup conviction
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the right to a fair trial of a former noncommissioned officer who was sentenced to more than 12...
Press freedom groups urge Turkey to free journalists targeted during anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown
The International Press Institute (IPI) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on Turkish authorities on Wednesday to release journalists jailed or detained...
Turkish journalists face trial over criticism of nationalist party leader after 4 indictment rejections
A Turkish journalist gave her first defense Wednesday in a trial concerning criticism of Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli after the indictment...
Turkey’s top court says publication seizures became permanent bans, violated free speech
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that seizure orders targeting books, magazines, a newspaper and political pamphlets violated freedom of expression and the press after...
Envoys from 6 European countries join backlash over Turkey’s anti-LGBTQ crackdown
Human rights and LGBTQ rights envoys from six European countries on Thursday urged Turkey to respect civil liberties as international criticism grew over a...
Turkish prison confiscates hearing aid from businessman jailed over alleged Gülen links
Turkish prison authorities have taken away a hearing aid from businessman Erol Boydak, who is serving a prison sentence over alleged links to the...
Turkey releases 106 protesters, jails more LGBTQ activists
Turkish police released more than 100 protesters who had been detained a day earlier for demonstrating against a major weekend crackdown on the LGBTQ...
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The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2024.
Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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