Cancer patient woman seeks whereabouts of son abducted in Turkey’s capital
The mother of Ümit Horzum, a dismissed public servant who was reportedly abducted from his car in Ankara earlier this month, has asked for...
Turkish gov’t keeps woman with heavy Alzheimer’s in jail for 15 months over witness’...
Turkish government has jailed Fatma Bektaş, who has many illnesses such as heavy Alzheimer's, cardiac and herniated disc, pending trial for 15 months. Bektaş,...
Turkish gov’t obliges alleged terror suspects, convicts in Turkey to wear Guantanamo-like single-type uniforms
Turkish government has issued a new post-coup executive decree (KHK) under the rule of emergency to oblige all suspects and convicts under arrest in...
Turkish court gives pro-Kurdish news editor suspended sentence on terrorism charges
Turkey's pro-Kurdish Mezopotamya news agency editor Mehmet Ali Ertaş was handed down a 15-month suspended sentence on terrorism charges on Friday, according to local media. A...
Turkish government’s persecution targeting dissident academics goes on with sham trials
Turkish government's systematic persecution campaign targeting dissident academicians has went on through sham trials on the courts instructed and controlled by government across Turkey.
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Turkish gov’t sends teacher with baby to prison in 10 days for allegedly ‘praising...
Ayşe Çelik, a Turkish teacher who was sentenced to one year and three months in prison for allegedly “praising terrorism and a terrorist organization”...
Turkish gov’t trying to block participation of NGOs to OSCE, says report
A report released by US Helsinki Commission has accused Turkish government of attempting to block the participation of Turkish non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to the...
Turkish authorities reportedly exhume corpses of 267 Kurdish militants in Garzan cemetery
Turkish authorities have reportedly exhumed 267 corpses, which were belong to Kurdish militants who were mostly killed as they fought against radical Islamist terror group...
Turkey’s main opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu criticises Erdoğan’s ‘silence’ on Zarrab case in US
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has criticised Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for accusing him of slandering businesspeople...
PPJ’s Gök: Erdoğan allies with ultra-nationalists to set up judiciary to persecute dissidents
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan allied with ultra-nationalists to purge thousands of judges and prosecutors and set up new courts to target dissidents, wrote Uğur...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
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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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