İHD reports 23 civilians killed by armoured vehicles in last 14 months in Turkey
Turkey's Human Rights Association (İHD) has reported that 23 people have lost their lives after being hit by armoured vehicles used by Turkish security...
Turkish teacher jailed with 20-month-old after top court upholds Gülen-linked sentence
A Turkish social studies teacher was jailed with her 20-month-old child after the Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a prison sentence of over six...
Pro-Kurdish party given additional 60 days to prepare defense in closure case
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has given the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and additional 60 days to prepare its defense in a closure case the...
Turkish court sentences 10 TRT journalists to prison over alleged links to Gülen movement
A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced 10 journalists who used to work for Turkish public broadcaster TRT to between six years, three months and...
75 detained over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish government has detained of a total of 75 suspects in a week due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, according to reports...
Turkish authorities issued blocking orders for at least 1,270 X accounts in September
Turkish authorities ordered access blocked to at least 1,270 accounts on the X social media platform in September, surpassing the 995 accounts targeted during...
ECtHR faults Turkey for detaining 82 judges and prosecutors after failed 2016 coup
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey violated the European Convention on Human Rights by detaining 82 judges and...
Erdoğan’s party reintroduces controversial proposal allowing government to appoint trustees to companies under investigation
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has reintroduced a contentious proposal allowing the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) to be appointed as trustees...
Turkey arrests CHP official for criticizing July 15 commemorations on Facebook
Aliye Şenoğlu, a public official working for Adana’s Seyhan Municipality and a member of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has been put...
Turkey among top abusers of INTERPOL’s notice system, UK parliament report says
Turkey is among the most prolific abusers of INTERPOL’s notice system, a UK parliamentary report has found, warning that authoritarian regimes are increasingly exploiting...
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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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Sippenhaft, also known as...