Prominent figures ask Turkish parliament speaker to safeguard jailed MP’s immunity
A total of 864 prominent figures in Turkey including artists, writers and journalists have called on Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş in a joint letter...
Açık Radyo takes license revocation case to Turkey’s top court
İstanbul-based independent broadcaster Açık Radyo (Open Radio) has applied to Turkey’s Constitutional Court, claiming that the revocation of its terrestrial broadcasting license in 2024...
Turkish journalist placed under judicial supervision over news reports, social media posts
A Turkish court on Tuesday put journalist Can Bursalı under judicial supervision, including a ban on international travel, after prosecutors questioned him over news...
Investigation launched into allegations of corruption in Turkey’s judiciary: justice minister
Turkish Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç has announced that an investigation has been launched into allegations of corruption in the judiciary that were recently voiced...
Turkey jails 32 more in anti-LGBTQ raids, total reaches at least 53
Courts in Ankara and Mersin jailed 32 more people pending trial on Tuesday in cases conducted under Turkey’s “My Family Is Safe” operation, raising...
Ex-intelligence chief says Turkish officials killed 18 for money in ’90s
Mehmet Eymür, former head of the counterterrorism unit of the National Intelligence Organization (MİT), has confirmed the previous existence of a clandestine military organization...
Turkey detains 42 over Ramadan aid to families linked to Gülen movement
Turkish police on Thursday detained 42 people, most of them women, on accusations of providing financial assistance during Ramadan to families of individuals jailed...
Turkey arrests Council of Europe youth delegate over speech on jailed mayors, police violence
Enes Hocaoğulları, an LGBTQ+ activist and Turkey’s youth delegate to the Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, has been arrested over...
Turkish prison authorities refuse to take inmate suffering from cancer to state institute that...
Turkish prison authorities have refused to take a seriously ill inmate for an evaluation by the Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK), which could authorize...
Inmate in Iskenderun prison faces foot amputation if not treated immediately
An inmate in Turkey's southeastern Iskenderun T-Type Prison has appealed to the Human Rights Association (IHD), saying he is at risk of losing his...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...