Administrative court in Turkey reinstates dismissed ‘Peace Academic’
The Ankara 21st Administrative Court on Monday announced its decision to reinstate academic Dinçer Demirkent, who was dismissed from his job by an emergency...
Turkey has largest number of cases pending before European rights court
Approximately 20,100 applications from Turkey are pending before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), making it the highest case-count country since Aug. 1,...
Turkey’s top court rejects delay to HDP closure ruling
Turkey’s top court has rejected a pro-Kurdish opposition party’s request to defer until after May elections a trial that could end in the party’s...
Rejection of request for return of property violated church foundation’s rights: Turkey’s top court
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled in favor of the Hasköy Aya Paraskevi Church Foundation and said the General Directorate of Foundations’ rejection of its...
Sweden refuses to extradite 4 people on Turkey’s list, including a former police chief
The Swedish government has decided to reject Turkey's request for the extradition of four Turkish citizens, including former police chief Murat Çetiner, Swedish public...
Top court finds rights violation in blocking of Bank Asya customer’s funds
In a landmark decision, Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled in favor of an applicant who claimed she was blocked from withdrawing money from her...
Top court finds rights violation in terror conviction of association member
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the conviction of a man on terrorism charges over the alleged links of an association he’s a member...
Top court finds rights violation in terror conviction of teacher in Gülen-linked case
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the conviction of a teacher on terrorism charges over his alleged links to the Gülen movement violated his...
Turkish appeals court upholds sentences of Kavala, 7 others in Gezi trial
A Turkish appellate court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of eight defendants for involvement in an attempt to overthrow the government of then-prime minister...
US calls on Turkey to release jailed philanthropist Kavala
The United States on Wednesday called on Turkey to release Osman Kavala, a prominent businessman and philanthropist, after a regional appeals court's decision to...
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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.
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Turkey’s Transnational Repression: Abuse of asset freezing mechanisms under the pretext of prevention of...
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Rule of Law(lessness) in Erdoğan’s Turkey
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Human rights in Turkey: 2021 in review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2021. Increasing pressure on the...
Turkey’s Transnational Repression: Abduction, Rendition and Forcible Return of Erdoğan Critics
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This report focuses on how the Turkish government under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has used extrajudicial and illegal methods for the forcible transfer...
Turkey’s Abuse of INTERPOL: How Erdoğan Weaponized the International Criminal Police Organization for Transnational...
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This report focuses on how the Turkish government, under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has abused INTERPOL in a number of ways.
The Erdoğan government has...
Left Behind to Die: COVID-19 in Turkish Prisons and Discrimination Against Political Prisoners
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This report focuses on amendments made to the Law on the Execution of Sentences and Security Measures in order to decrease Turkey’s prison...