Turkish Education Ministry’s removal of co-education clause from regulations stirs debate
The removal of a co-education clause from the Education Ministry's regulations by the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has stirred a...
Turkish court rules to release 1 journalist, keep 5 pro-Kurdish journalists in pretrial detention
A Turkish court ruled on Wednesday to release journalist Pınar Tarlak but continued the pretrial detention of five other staff members during a hearing...
Iran sanctions-busting Turkish-Iranian gold trader Zarrab seen in New York sushi restaurant
Reza Zarrab, a Turkish-Iranian millionaire gold trader who turned witness in the New York trial of a Turkish banker charged with evading US sanctions on...
Erdoğan appoints himself chief of Turkey wealth fund, son-in-law as his deputy
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appointed himself chairman of the Turkiye Wealth Fund Management Co. and his son-in-law, Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak, as his...
Turkish navy algorithm detects 4,500 allegedly Gülen-linked officers among 800,000 profiled
A Turkish officer who had previously developed an algorithm for profiling individuals for ties to the Gülen movement has scrutinized some 800,000 people, including...
Turkish gov’t detains Austrian writer Zirngast on terror charges
The Turkish government detained Austrian writer Max Zirngast in Ankara on Tuesday for allegedly publishing terrorist propaganda, according to a Twitter post shared by...
Most Germans against Erdoğan’s speech to Turkish expats in country
A majority of Germans do not approve of the idea of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivering a speech to Turkish immigrants in the...
Poll shows 65 pct of Turkish public thinks Brunson’s continuing detention is right
A total of 65.4 percent of the Turkish public thinks that continuing detention of American pastor Andrew Brunson is right, according to a recent...
CoE urges Turkey to adapt new anti-terror measures to ECHR
The Council of Europe (CoE) has urged Turkey to adapt its new legislation on demonstrations, public meetings and counterterrorism measures to the European Convention...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 98 people over alleged Gülen links
The Turkish government issued detention warrants for 98 people, including military officers on active duty, on Tuesday across the country as part of its...
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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.
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