Turkey violated ex-MP’s freedom of expression over ‘Kurdistan’ reference: ECtHR
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has faulted Turkey in the case of a former lawmaker who was disciplined for referring to “Kurdistan”...
Crackdown on Gülen movement continues with dozens of detentions
A crackdown on members of the Gülen movement is continuing with the detention of 43 people following President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s victory in last...
Turkey issued detention warrants for 92 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish authorities have over the past week ordered the detention of 92 people due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group...
Ankara court reinstates dismissed ‘Peace Academic,’ orders compensation for damages sustained
The Ankara 21st Administrative Court has announced its decision to reinstate academic Mine Gencel Bek, who was dismissed from her job by an emergency...
Erdoğan reiterates plan for anti-LGBT constitutional amendment
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday that his government was working on drafting an anti-LGBT constitutional amendment to enshrine the family that...
Turkey intensifies crackdown on Gülen movement, orders detention of 73 in 2 days
Prosecutors have intensified Turkey’s crackdown on the Gülen movement following the announcement of a new cabinet by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday and...
Widespread imprisonment of individuals with alleged Gülen links may constitute crimes against humanity: UN...
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has concluded that the arrest and detention of an individual with alleged ties to the...
PACE committee urges action against transnational repression, reveals Turkey’s tactics
Unanimously adopting a draft resolution on May 23 based on a report by Christopher Chope (United Kingdom, EC/DA), the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s...
Turkish social media users call on authorities to release woman jailed with her baby
Turkish Twitter users are calling on authorities to release Şadinaz Yaşa Yılmaz, the mother of a 10-month-old infant, the Bold Medya news website reported.
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Deputy speaker of Turkish parliament calls for closure of top court over failure to...
Celal Adan, deputy speaker of the Turkish parliament, has called for the closure of Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM) due to its failure so far...
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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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