Turkish court rules for continuation of journalist Gündem’s imprisonment over Gülen links
A Turkish court ruled on Tuesday for a continuation of the imprisonment of Turkish journalist Mehmet Gündem, who was arrested in November 2017 on...
Turkish courts sentence 1,760 defendants to life over their alleged role in coup attempt
Turkish courts have sentenced a total of 2,619 defendants to lengthy prison terms, including life sentences for 1,760 of them, in 204 out of 286...
Turkish professor jailed over alleged Gülen links passes away in prison
Prof. Dr. Sabri Çolak (69), a retired Turkish academic who was jailed over alleged links to the Gülen movement, died in prison on Friday...
Turkish court rules for continued imprisonment of Kurdish politician Demirtaş
The Ankara 19th High Criminal Court on Tuesday ruled for a continuation of the imprisonment of Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been in...
7 local papers in Turkey’s İzmir halt Sunday editions due to currency crisis
Seven local daily newspapers in Turkey’s third biggest city of İzmir have decided to halt publications on Sundays due to an ongoing currency crisis,...
EU, EP, NGOs call on Moldova to respect rule of law, stop illegal deportation...
European Union officials, European Parliament (EP) members and human rights organizations have called on the Moldovan government to respect the rule of law and...
Turkish court hands down lengthy sentences to Kurdish defendants in main KCK trial
A high criminal court in the eastern Turkish province of Van on Monday handed down lengthy jail sentences ranging between six and eight years...
COMMENTARY — CPJ downplays the number of jailed journalists in Turkey
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Although there are varying figures on the number of jailed journalists and media workers in Turkey from different advocacy groups, one thing...
Turkish court gives 3 ‘peace academics’ suspended prison sentences
An İstanbul high criminal court on Tuesday handed down suspended sentences of one year, three months to three Turkish academics on terrorism charges resulting...
HR activist: Turkish gov’t human rights watchdog blind to abuses
The Turkish government’s human rights watchdog is blind to abuses happening practically in front of its eyes, human rights lawyer and outspoken government critic...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2022 in Review
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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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