Turkey says EU is ‘unjust and biased’ on membership bid
The European Commission’s annual report on Turkey’s long-stalled EU membership bid is “unjust and biased,” the Turkish foreign ministry said, Turkish Minute reported, citing Reuters.
The report by...
Demirtaş says new German gov’t should push Turkey to improve rights record
Selahattin Demirtaş, the former co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) who has been behind bars on terrorism-related charges for five years, on...
CoE commissioner to raise misuse of counterterrorism laws with Turkey
“Anti-terrorism laws in Turkey have made some people’s lives impossible,” said Dunja Mijatovic, the Council of Europe’s (CoE) commissioner on human rights, adding that...
Union leader draws attention to increased occupational accidents in Turkey’s earthquake zones
A union leader has said inexperienced and low-skilled workers employed to move rubble in Turkey’s earthquake zones were falling victim to work-related accidents.
In a...
24 people died or were wounded in landmine explosions in Turkey in 2020: report
A recent report by an international advocacy group against landmines has revealed that there were 24 casualties of landmines and explosive remnants of war...
Turkish prison banned all communication for Gülen inmates for nearly 2 years
For 565 days, Turkish authorities cut off all communication and banned the delivery of letters and other messages to and from suspected members of...
Women’s rights activist acquitted of charges of insulting former minister
A member of a women’s rights group who stood trial on charges of insulting a former interior minister has been acquitted, Turkish Minute reported, citing...
Rights activist Avazyan briefly detained by Turkish police at airport
Natali Avazyan, a Turkish-Armenian human rights activist, tweeted on Wednesday that she was being taken into police custody at an airport in the southern...
Turkish gov’t critic arrested shortly after his release
A Turkish court on Saturday morning ordered the rearrest of Alparslan Kuytul, chairman of a religious foundation in Turkey, after the prosecutor appealed a...
Turkey again fails to implement GRECO anti-corruption recommendations
A report released on Thursday by the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption organization, has shown once again Turkey’s failure to...
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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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Turkey’s Transnational Repression: Abuse of asset freezing mechanisms under the pretext of prevention of...
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Human rights in Turkey: 2021 in review
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