Critics blacklisted and threatened by Turkish government supporters on Clubhouse
Many people who criticize the Turkish government on the new social media platform Clubhouse are being blacklisted and threatened by pro-government accounts, the Bold...
Court orders opposition politician to pay $7,000 in damages to Erdoğan for insult
A politician from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has been ordered by a Turkish court to pay damages in the amount of...
Top court upholds sentence given to jailed Kurdish politician Demirtaş
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld a prison sentence of four years, eight months given to Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been...
Reactions mount as Turkey bans alcohol sales during 17-day lockdown
The government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has drawn the ire of secular Turks after it banned the sale of alcoholic beverages in...
Amasya Prison unlawfully denies parole to inmates arrested over Gülen links
Inmates arrested for links to the Gülen movement are being denied release by the Amasya E Type medium security prison in northern Turkey despite...
Diyarbakır Bar under investigation for statement released on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a bar association in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır over a statement it released on April...
Cancer patient whose treatment was interrupted after arrest suffering from complications
Ayşe Özdoğan, 33, who suffers from a rare form of cancer, has been struggling with complications since the disease spread to her head because...
More than 13,000 underage marriages took place in Turkey last year: report
A total of 13,740 underage marriages took place in Turkey in 2020, according to a report published by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality on Friday.
The...
Turkish authorities unlawfully arrest woman with twin babies over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities yesterday arrested Merve Hande Kayış, the mother of three children including 13-month-old twins, for alleged links to the Gülen movement in violation...
Dismissed academic, killed in construction site accident, reinstated to post
Mustafa Çamaş, a prominent bioengineering professor fired from his job by a government decree in the aftermath of a coup attempt in Turkey in...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2022 in Review
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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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