Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 89 military officers over alleged Gülen links
The Turkish government on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 89 military officers, most of them on active duty, as part of its massive post-coup...
HRW report: Turkey has stopped registering Syrian asylum seekers
Turkish authorities in İstanbul and nine provinces on or near the Syrian border have stopped registering all but a handful of recently arrived Syrian asylum...
Turkish gov’t detains 467 people over links to Gülen movement in past week
The Turkish government has detained a total of 467 people over the past week (July 9-July 16) as part of its massive post-coup witch...
Turkish FM says over 100 members of Gülen movement abducted abroad and brought to...
Over 100 alleged members of the Gülen movement have been abducted abroad by Turkey's National Intelligence Organisation (MİT) and brought back to Turkey as...
New bill replacing state of emergency security measures introduced
Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan introduced a new "anti-terror" bill in Parliament on Monday that replaced...
Investigation launched into İstanbul hospital ‘covering up’ minors’ pregnancies
An investigation has been launched into the Bağcılar Teaching and Research Hospital in İstanbul on grounds that staff members covered up the cases of...
Turkish court acquits Cumhuriyet journalist Gül of ‘revealing state secrets’
The İstanbul 14th High Criminal Court on Monday acquitted Cumhuriyet daily journalist Erdem Gül of charges of “revealing state secrets” in a June 12,...
Turkish police use force against mine victims’ families seeking justice in Ankara
Family members of 301 victims of a 2014 mine disaster in the Soma district of Turkey’s Manisa province who marched to Ankara to seek...
Pro-gov’t journalist says Turkish gov’t readying for operations against other religious groups
Nevzat Çiçek, a pro-government journalist, has said Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate and state intelligence agencies are conducting significant research on religious communities in Turkey...
Sgt. Daş, who Turkish gov’t labeled as a traitor for 2 years after his...
The name of Sgt. Ferhat Daş, a Turkish tank commander who chose to die by suicide rather than open fire on civilians during a...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2022 in Review
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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