Justice in Khashoggi murder case seems more elusive than ever on 4th anniversary
Although four years have passed since the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents in İstanbul, not only are the whereabouts of...
Nearly 2 mln inmates file complaints citing rights violations in Turkey’s prisons since 2010:...
Close to 2 million inmates in Turkey’s prisons have filed complaints of human rights violations stemming from a variety of reasons that include poor...
Turkey tops the list for number of European Court of Human Rights judgments finding...
Turkey tops the list of 47 Council of Europe (CoE) member states that received the most judgments from the European Court of Human Rights...
Turkish court rules for continuation of pro-Kurdish DİHA reporter Sayılğan’s imprisonment
A Turkish court on Wednesday decided for the continuation of Kurdish journalist İdris Sayılğan's pretrial detention, according to a report by the Platform for...
Turkish presidency ‘donated’ $1.3 mln to AKP-run municipalities in İstanbul before elections
Bank receipts obtained by the Karar daily have revealed that Turkey’s presidency transferred TL 45 million ($1.3 million) to each of the 24 İstanbul...
Journalist given suspended jail sentences for insulting Erdoğan, far-right leader
A Turkish court has handed down two suspended sentences of 11 months, 20 days each to Mehmet Emin Kurnaz, an editor at the BirGün...
The Year in Review: Torture and Inhuman Treatment
Turkey has experienced a marked resurgence of torture and ill-treatment in custody over the past five years and especially since a coup attempt on...
Report: Turkish man in police custody for 7 days loses mental health
A report by the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) shows that a Turkish man who was kept under police custody for 7 days in...
CPJ urges X not to comply with Turkish court order blocking journalists’ accounts
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged the administrators of X not to comply with a recent order by a Turkish court to...
Turkey ranked 116th among 140 countries in global rule of law index
Turkey was ranked 116th among 140 countries in the rule of law index published by the World Justice Project (WJP) on Wednesday, Turkish Minute reported.
Turkey ranked...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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