Drone strike on Kurdish ambulance by Turkey-backed forces in Syria constitutes apparent war crime:...
A drone strike by the Turkey-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) on January 18 that hit a Kurdish Red Crescent ambulance in northern Syria is...
759 children under 6 live in Turkish prisons as incarceration rates soar
Turkish prisons currently house 3,690 children aged 12 to 18, including 165 girls. In addition, 759 children under the age of 6 live with...
New abuse case involving Ukrainian orphan surfaces in Turkey
A Turkish prosecutor opened a new case over the alleged abuse of a Ukrainian orphan, indicating that abuse allegations involving Ukrainian orphans sheltered in...
Turkish authorities issued blocking orders for at least 1,270 X accounts in September
Turkish authorities ordered access blocked to at least 1,270 accounts on the X social media platform in September, surpassing the 995 accounts targeted during...
One in three children in Turkey lives in poverty: UNICEF
One-third of children in Turkey are living in poverty, the Artı Gerçek news website reported, citing the latest child poverty report released by the...
Turkey blocks at least 12 Grok posts on national security grounds
Turkish courts have blocked access to at least 12 X posts by artificial intelligence chatbot Grok since February 2025 on national security and public...
Turkey’s main opposition party abstains from voting to repeal decree-laws despite election promise
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has abstained from voting in support of a bill to repeal post-coup decree-laws despite having promised to...
Riot police enter CHP İstanbul headquarters amid court-backed leadership takeover
Riot police entered the İstanbul provincial headquarters of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on Thursday night, Turkish Minute reported.
Police assistance was sought...
Prosecutor declines to pursue killing of 13-year-old Kurdish girl, claiming she was a terrorist
A prosecutor has made a decision of no prosecution in the case of 13-year-old Fatma Elarslan, who was killed during a curfew in the...
Report shows gun ownership on the rise in Turkey
A report drafted by Turkey’s Gendarmerie General Command has revealed an increasing demand for gun ownership in the country, with a 34 percent increase...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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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...