Constitutional Court became ‘entirely ineffective’ as domestic remedy in 2022: censorship report
The Freedom of Expression Association’s (İFÖD) EngelliWeb initiative has said in its 2022 annual report on internet censorship in Turkey that the Constitutional Court became an...
Turkish citizen, companies designated as global terrorists by US Treasury
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Thursday designated as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) a Turkish citizen...
Disabled former judge sent to prison to serve sentence on conviction of Gülen links
Turkish authorities have arrested and sent to prison Mustafa Şener, a former judge suffering from severe visual impairment who was sentenced to prison on...
Turkish journalist briefly detained due to article titled ‘We can stop the dictatorship’
Turkish journalist Ali Ergin Demirhan, an editor at the critical sendika.org news website, was briefly detained on Monday due to an article on the...
Turkish ministry handed over kidnapped Yazidi child to ISIL-linked family that sold her: report
The Turkish Ministry of Family and Social Services last year handed over a kidnapped Yazidi child to a family associated with the Islamic State...
Two members of Turkish TV watchdog apply to YSK demanding removal of TRT head...
Two members of Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) have applied to the country’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) seeking the removal of public...
Turkey’s ATK to review situation of 81-year-old ailing Kurdish woman sentenced to prison
Van prosecutors have asked the Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) to review its assessment of Makbule Özer, an 81-year-old Kurdish woman with serious disabilities...
HDP’s co-chair says AKP putting spotlight on Qandil, Manbij to win elections in Turkey
Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chair Pervin Buldan said on Tuesday the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has been trying to use Qandil and...
Top court upholds hundreds of life sentences in Turkey’s 2016 coup attempt trial
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld sentences handed down to 430 of 469 defendants, most of whom were sentenced to life in...
Turkish consulates in Germany send Erdoğan propaganda letter to expatriates
As voting continues abroad for the elections to be held in Turkey on June 24, all Turkish citizens registered at the Turkish consulates in...
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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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