Demand for VPNs up 99 pct in Turkey in 2023: report
The demand for virtual private networks (VPNs) saw an increase of 99 percent in Turkey in 2023, Free Web Turkey reported, citing a study...
Tech companies asked to resist internet censorship ahead of Turkish elections
With Turkey scheduled to hold local elections at the end of March, a group of international and local human rights and press advocacy groups...
3 journalists released after 3 days in police custody in eastern Turkey
Three journalists who were detained in the eastern province of Van following raids on their houses earlier this week have been released from detention,...
Turkish journalist faces forced court appearance on insult, libel charges
A court in İstanbul has ruled that journalist Doğan Akın be brought by force to the next hearing of his trial on charges of...
Editor of Kurdish news agency acquitted of terrorism charges
A Turkish court has acquitted journalist Sedat Yılmaz, editor of the Mezopotamya news agency, of terrorism charges related to his alleged links to the...
Kurdish journalist released from pretrial detention 306 days after arrest
A Turkish court on Thursday decided for the release from pretrial detention of a Kurdish journalist 306 days after she was arrested on terrorism-related...
Turkey’s media watchdog intends to monitor broadcasts on YouTube, others
Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), which monitors broadcasts on national television and radio stations, is also intending to scrutinize broadcasts on YouTube...
Former journalist given 5-year sentence in MİT trucks case retrial
An İstanbul court has handed down a prison sentence of five years to former journalist Erdem Gül in a retrial concerning a report on...
Turkey sends journalist working for pro-Alevi media outlet to prison
A journalist in southern Turkey was sent to prison on Tuesday evening after police raided his house when the top appeals court upheld a...
State-run TRT stops airing opposition leader’s speech in anticipation of criticism
Public broadcaster Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) stopped airing a speech by Turkey’s main opposition leader Özgür Özel on Tuesday after Özel attempted...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
This report focuses on the inflammatory rhetoric and illegal acts motivated by prejudice faced by refugees who fled the civil war in Syria to...
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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Turkey’s Transnational Repression: Abuse of asset freezing mechanisms under the pretext of prevention of...
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This report focuses on how the Turkish government’s decisions to freeze assets based on the pretext of preventing the financing of terrorism have...