Alleged member of PKK taken away from prison by Diyarbakır Police goes missing
An inmate in Diyarbakır D Type Prison, named Afşin Musazade, an alleged member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), was recently taken away...
A Turkish diplomat couple disappears in Greek city of Thessaloniki
A Turkish diplomat couple working in Greece has disappeared, state-run Anadolu news agency reported by basing on an anonymous diplomatic source on Saturday by...
Lawyer defending detained lawyer detained over coup charges in Turkey
O.G., a lawyer representing his colleague D.U. who was earlier detained for his/her alleged use of mobile app ByLock, was taken into custody over...
Turkey’s Justice Minister: 149,833 investigated, 48,636 arrested since July 15 coup attempt
Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ on Saturday said 149,833 people have been investigated and 48,636 have been jailed as part of an investigation targeting...
Turkey jails 3 more journalists on terrorism charges
Despite calls from international media organizations to release jailed journalists in Turkey, three more Turkish journalists have been arrested and jailed on charges of...
Turkish gov’t dismisses 107 more judges and prosecutors
Turkey’s top judicial body, the Supreme Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK), has dismissed 107 more judges and prosecutors over alleged ties to the...
UN concerned about detention of 3 Turks in Malaysia
The UN Human Rights Office for South-East Asia on Friday expressed serious concern about the arrest in Malaysia of three Turkish nationals on security-related...
Berlin won’t allow expat vote in Germany on reinstating death penalty in Turkey
Germany said on Friday it would not allow Turks in its territory to vote in any Turkish referendum on the reintroduction of the death...
CHP report reveals that humanitarian conditions deteriorating in Turkish prisons
The humanitarian conditions in prisons are deteriorating day by day, a Republican People’s Party (CHP) sub-commission investigating prison conditions has stated after conducting interviews...
İHD report: 7,907 rights violations took place in Turkey’s SE in 3 months
A report released by the Diyarbakır branch of the Human Rights Association (İHD) has revealed that a total of 7,907 rights violations took place...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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The May 2023 re-election of...