German-Kurdish footballer Naki accuses Özil of hypocrisy on racism
Deniz Naki, a Kurdish footballer who has been targeted by the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for his political views in...
A former Turkish justice minister got €400K in bribes to help me get out...
A former justice minister of Turkey received €400,000 in bribes to help an inmate secure early release from prison, wiretaps of the convict’s phone...
76-year-old Kurdish woman to remain in Turkish prison despite deteriorating health
Tarsus State Hospital has reportedly issued a scandalous report for a 76-year-old Kurdish woman jailed in Mersin province, claiming that Sisê Bingöl, whose health...
ECtHR notifies Turkey of 1,000 new applications over Gülen movement convictions
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Monday notified Ankara of 1,000 new applications arising from five cases now on its docket related...
Turkish court sentences 10 TRT journalists to prison over alleged links to Gülen movement
A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced 10 journalists who used to work for Turkish public broadcaster TRT to between six years, three months and...
Turkey drops to 118th place in 2025 global rule of law index
Turkey was ranked 118th among 143 countries in the 2025 “WJP Rule of Law Index” published by the World Justice Project on Wednesday, dropping one place...
Exiled novelist Aslı Erdoğan: Turkey has a fascist regime like 1930s Germany
Turkish novelist Aslı Erdoğan, living in exile in Germany as she risks a life sentence on terror charges at home, thinks the writing is...
Turkey’s Erdoğan to Trump: You prefer a pastor to a strategic ally of yours...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday responded to a recent statement from the US administration, saying it’s a shame for Washington to prefer...
Report: Unborn children in Turkey treated unlawfully under Erdoğan’s rule
The imprisonment of pregnant women who were arrested by Turkish courts as part of the Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members...
US Embassy in Turkey’s capital targeted by gunfire
The US Embassy in Ankara has been the target of gunfire, with several shots reportedly fired from a vehicle, hitting a window.
Gunshots were reportedly...
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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...