In contrast to what Pakistan did, Spain refuse to extradite author to Turkey
As reactions mount against Pakistan government which deported Turkish teacher Mesut Kaçmaz (43) and his family to Turkey despite of the fact that the...
Zaman daily’s Ankara office given to Erdoğan media group without any tender
Pro-government newspaper Akit reported on Sunday that the Ankara office of the Zaman Media Group, which was seized unlawfully in March 2016, was sold...
A Turkish court reporter Yakup Çetin faces lifetime jail over critical Tweets
A court reporter who had covered Turkey’s high-profile terrorism, organized crime, drug and corruption cases for years is being falsely accused of terrorism and...
Turkish gov’t cancels press cards of 889 critical journalists in 2016
The press cards of a total of 889 critical journalists have been canceled in Turkey, according to statistics released by Turkish Justice Minister Abdülhamit...
Turkish author Yiğit sued by Erdoğan family, Islamist IHH over her book on ISIL
Family members and relatives of Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, including his son Bilal Erdoğan, son-in-law and Turkish Energy Minister Berat Albayrak, and...
Turkey to persecute journalists over naked detention pictures of PKK suspects
The Chief Prosecutor’s Office in Turkey's Muğla province has launched an investigation into those who photographed a detention procedure that included stripping suspected militants of...
Senior legislative reporter Habib Güler jailed in Turkey over tweets quoting Rumi
A senior legislative reporter who covered Turkey’s main opposition party for years have been behind bars for 442 days in İstanbul’s notorious Silivri Prison...
Turkish government bans 3 books on Kurds, court summons authors
Turkish government has banned the sale of three books written about Kurds and Kurdish issue on the grounds that they display “the character of...
Turkey remands Turkish-German journalist Tolu in prison over terrorism charges
Meşale Tolu, a Turkish-German journalist, went on trial for terrorism charges in Turkey on Wednesday, saying she was innocent and demanding her immediate release,...
Turkish government launches fight against 139,141 books
Turkish government's censorship efforts and its fight against education and culture have reached a new peak with the statement of Numan Kurtulmuş, Minister of...
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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.
In recent years...