Turkey detains 39 in raids targeting alleged far-left groups, including socialist party co-chair
Turkish police detained 39 people, including the co-chair of a socialist political party, in raids across 11 provinces on Tuesday as part of an...
CoE rights chief urges Turkey to release LGBT activists detained in nationwide crackdown
The Council of Europe’s (CoE) human rights commissioner on Tuesday called on Turkey to release anyone detained for LGBT rights or other civil society...
Turkey freezes pension of jailed Islamic preacher and Erdoğan critic Alparslan Kuytul
Turkish authorities have frozen the pension of jailed Islamic preacher and government critic Alparslan Kuytul, which his daughter said was the family’s sole source...
ECtHR faults Turkey over monitoring of imprisoned judge’s lawyer meetings, correspondence
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the privacy rights of a former judge imprisoned over alleged links to...
Turkey orders nationwide scrutiny of LGBTQ content as jailings in raids rise to 21
Turkey’s Justice Ministry has instructed prosecutors in all 81 provinces to review complaints about material that it claims exposes children to obscenity or promotes...
Father, journalists face trial 7 years after investigating Turkish girl’s suspicious death
Turkish prosecutors have brought criminal charges against the father of 11-year-old Rabia Naz Vatan as well as a journalist and a documentary filmmaker over...
Turkish journalist detained over report on sexual abuse of children
Turkish journalist Mehmet Andaç has been detained in the northwestern province of Çanakkale over a report on allegations that a businessman sexually abused two...
Turkey’s top court awards damages to man who lost vision after police tear gas...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has awarded 540,000 lira ($11,000) in damages to a man who suffered partial vision loss after being struck in the face...
LGBT groups condemn Turkish raids targeting rights organizations
Turkish LGBT rights groups have condemned nationwide police raids targeting LGBT organizations and activists that left at least 63 people in custody, saying authorities...
Turkey detains 4 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish authorities on Monday detained four people in Ankara over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run TRT Haber reported.
The detentions were...
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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...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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The May 2023 re-election of...