Turkish court rules to keep jailed journalist Baransu in prison again
An İstanbul court on Wednesday ruled to keep in prison former Taraf daily journalist Mehmet Baransu, who was jailed in March 2015 after he...
Turkish PM Yıldırım names July 15 coup attempt as ‘project’ he did not like
In remarks that fueled suspicions even further that the Turkish government was involved in a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016,...
Turkish gov’t has sent 7 extradition requests to US for Fethullah Gülen
Turkish Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül on Thursday said Ankara has sent the US a total of seven extradition requests and one temporary arrest warrant...
CHP’s Türkmen: 1 mln people doomed to starvation under Turkey’s rule of emergency
More than 100 thousand public officials in Turkey have been dismissed from their jobs without a criminal investigation under the rule of emergency (OHAL),...
Police detain 28 doctors, nurses and midwives over coup charges
A total of 28 health workers were detained as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding the...
Turkish gov’t critic, religious foundation chair faces 20-year prison sentence
The Adana 11th High Criminal Court on Friday accepted an indictment demanding 20 years in prison for Alparslan Kuytul, the chairman of a religious...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 323 people over links to Gülen movement on...
Detention warrants have been issued by Ankara Chief Prosecutor's Office for 142 people who used to work or still work for Turkish Education Ministry...
Bulgaria bans AKP deputy, Turkish bureaucrats from entering the country
As tension between Ankara and Sofia over the role of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government in upcoming Bulgarian elections persists, it has...
Turkish gov’t harshly reacts US’ decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israeli capital
Turkish government has hardly reacted against the decision of the US's formally recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The decision was announced by US...
Deceased jurist’s daughter says parliamentarians, media ignored calls for help
Buket Erdoğan, the daughter of the recently-deceased jurist Mustafa Erdoğan said the deputies as well as the newspapers she tried to reach out to...
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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.
In recent years...