Court accepts indictment accusing 29 journalists of terrorist activity
An indictment of 29 journalists, 25 of whom are jailed, was accepted on Monday by the İstanbul 25th High Criminal Court, seeking up to...
World famous Indian cartoonist launches campaign for jailed journalists in Turkey
A world famous political cartoonist and free speech activist Aseem Trivedi has launched a “cartoon campaign” for raising awareness on wide-scale oppression targeting journalists...
The case of journalist Parıldak: Guilty until proven innocent
A 26-year-old journalist, Ayşenur Parıldak, who was arrested on August 11, 2016, has finally appeared in the court for the first hearing last Thursday....
Erdoğan says naysayers in referendum side with July 15 coup plotters
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said those who will vote against a constitutional reform package which among other things brings an executive presidency in...
Turkey justifies prosecution of journalists with McCarthy era relic laws
Turkish prosecutor justified the trumped-up terror and coup charges against 29 journalists who have been in prison pending trial since July of last year...
Doğan Media Group fires TV presenter who says ‘no’ to new charter
Turkey’s Doğan Media Group has fired İrfan Değirmenci, a presenter on Kanal D, because he declared on social media that he would vote “no”...
Dismissed professor Kaboğlu says purge is a dishonor to academics
İbrahim Kaboğlu, a professor of constitutional law and one of 330 academics dismissed in a recent government decree, has said ongoing purges in Turkey are...
FM Çavuşoğlu: Not a single journalist imprisoned for reporting
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has told Spanish media that not a single journalist is imprisoned in Turkey due to their reporting and that...
Once declaring it a menace, Erdoğan starts campaigning on Twitter
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has launched a campaign for a referendum on constitutional amendments likely to take place on April 16 on Twitter, which...
Columnist fired days after vowing to vote ‘no’ in upcoming referendum
The contract of Doğan Media Group Posta daily columnist Hakan Çelenk was reportedly cancelled by the newspaper days after he sarcastically criticized government plans...
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2024.
Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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The May 2023 re-election of...