Mother, son demanding justice in political murder case taken into custody
Turkish police on Thursday detained a woman and her son who have been protesting in front of the Şanlıurfa Courthouse in southeastern Turkey in...
Saturday Mothers trial is part of Turkey’s relentless crackdown on civil society: rights groups
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Front Line Defenders have urged Turkish authorities to call for the immediate acquittal of 46 people and guarantee...
Representatives of diplomatic missions visit İHD to show solidarity with Turkey’s human rights defenders
The European Union Delegation to Turkey and representatives from 11 diplomatic missions in Ankara on Tuesday visited Özturk Türkdoğan, head of the Human Rights...
Turkey’s Erdoğan is on a rampage against rights and democracy, says Human Rights Watch
The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is escalating its assaults on critics, parliamentary democracy and women's rights, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) in...
UN rights chief criticizes Turkish gov’t for withdrawing from Istanbul Convention, detaining politicians and...
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet in a press statement released today by her spokesperson Liz Throssell criticized the Turkish government...
Turkey’s Maarif Foundation took over 216 Gülen-linked schools in 44 countries, chairman says
Birol Akgün, chairman of Turkey’s Maarif Foundation, on Monday said during an online meeting that they have taken over 216 schools affiliated with the...
Demirtaş sentenced to prison for insulting Turkish president
A court on Monday sentenced Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş to three years, six months in prison for insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, his...
Charges against Saturday Mothers is an attack on everyone seeking justice, says activist
Human rights activist Sebla Arcan has said by pressing charges against the Saturday Mothers, Turkish authorities had targeted everyone who was seeking justice and...
Expelled lawmaker ordered to surrender to judicial authorities in 10 days
Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a politician and renowned human rights activist who was expelled from the Turkish Parliament last week, has received a notification from...
Turkey’s jailed Kurdish leader Demirtaş accuses Erdoğan of power grab
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is seeking to ensure victory in the next election by “illegally” trying to ban Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party, its former leader...
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