Report: PYD’s former leader Muslim detained in Prague
Salih Muslim, former co-chairperson of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) was detained in Czech capital Prague on Sunday, Turkey's state-run Anadolu news...
Pro-Kurdish HDP candidate Demirtaş says Turkish gov’t pressuring courts to keep him in prison
Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş on Sunday said the government is keeping him in prison to guarantee victory in...
Turkish Consulate in Warsaw seized passport of a news portal founder
Turkey’s General Consulate in Warsaw has seized the passport of a Turkish national in Poland as part of increasing pattern of arbitrary refusal of...
Post-coup crackdown in Turkey has torn families apart, CBC says
Canada’s state-run CBC news website said Saturday, on the anniversary of a controversial coup in Turkey last year, that thousands of families have been...
Teacher Sökmen detained in Turkey after forced return from Myanmar
Muhammet Furkan Sökmen, a Turkish teacher working for two schools established by Gülen movement followers in Myanmar, was forcibly returned to Turkey despite his...
ECtHR rules Turkish gov’t violated rights of journalists Şahin Alpay and Mehmet Altan
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) announced on Tuesday long-awaited judgments on applications filed on behalf of Turkish journalists Şahin Alpay and Mehmet...
Bosnian court denies Turkish extradition request for alleged Gülen follower
A Bosnian court has dismissed a request for extradition to Turkey of a Turkish national, one among several wanted for alleged links to the...
Turkish court bans Periscope over copyright violation
A Turkish court on Tuesday banned all services of Periscope, a live video broadcasting platform owned by Twitter and popularly used by the opposition...
Turkish government refers 11 more journalists to court for arrest
An İstanbul prosecutor has referred 11 journalists who were detained on August 10 as part of an investigation targeting people over the use of...
3 int’l rights groups call on CoE to take action against Turkey due to...
Three international rights groups have called on the Council of Europe to start infringement proceedings against Turkey over the country’s failure to release prominent...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2024.
Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...