Organizers say İstanbul LGBT pride march will go ahead despite ban
İstanbul’s sixth lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pride march will go ahead on Sunday even though the governor of the city banned it...
Turkish gov’t detains 16 foreign students over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained 16 foreign students -- 10 from Somalia, three from Djibouti, two from Guinea and one student from Syria -- in Mersin...
Strange case of Amnesty’s Kılıç: Turkish prosecutor could find no crime, court could not...
Taner Kılıç (49) is a Turkish human rights advocate and one of the founders of Amnesty International's (AI) Turkey branch. He has served as...
Turkish police chief leading probe into top coup suspect arrested over alleged Gülen links
Ercan Özoğluöz, a Turkish police chief who was in charge of the effort to apprehend the number one suspect in a controversial coup attempt...
Turkish police raid critical online news outlet Sendika62.org
Turkish police raided the offices of Sendika62.org, a left-leaning online news outlet critical of the Turkish government, at 2:15 a.m. on Thursday, with prosecutors...
Turkish court re-arrests pro-Kurdish HDP deputy Güven after release ruling
A court in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır on Friday ordered the re-arrest of Leyla Güven, a deputy of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP),...
Turkish mafia leader threatens newspaper boss, columnists over report
Notorious mafia leader Alaattin Çakıcı threatened Karar daily boss Mehmet Aydın and six columnists in a written statement posted on his “official” Instagram account...
EU to release 3 bln euros in aid for Syrian refugees in Turkey
European Union leaders on Friday agreed to release the second 3 billion euro ($3,72-billion) tranche in assistance for Syrian refugees in Turkey.
The meeting of...
US reiterates Turkey travel warning, citing detention risk
The United States on Thursday warned its citizens against travelling to Turkey, citing a nationwide crackdown that has led to the arrest of thousands...
Turkish court arrests former CHP deputy, journalist Eren Erdem on terrorism charges
Journalist Eren Erdem, a former deputy of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) who was detained by police on Friday on terrorism charges,...
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Turkey's political opposition faced intensifying pressure in 2025, with the judiciary emerging as the primary instrument for targeting dissenting voices. The most far-reaching measures...
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Throughout the year human rights organizations...
Turkey’s Transnational Repression: 2025 in Review
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Women’s rights in Turkey: 2025 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.
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