Paralyzed inmate fit to remain in prison despite major heart surgery, says Turkish Council...
Şerife Sulukan, 45, a paralyzed female inmate who underwent major heart surgery in September, was issued a medical report by Turkey's Council of Forensic...
3 defendants released, 2 remain jailed in trial of high school girls on terrorism...
A Turkish court has ruled to release three defendants while ordering the continued detention of two others in the ongoing trial of 41 people,...
Disabled 86-year-old hospitalized soon after being imprisoned over Gülen links
An elderly man who is almost totally disabled was hospitalized soon after being sent to prison to serve his 10-year sentence over links to...
NGO report documents more than 7,000 violations in central Turkey prisons in 2023
The Human Rights Association (İHD), one of Turkey’s major advocacy groups, has released a report on prisons located in the Central Anatolian region that...
Turkey prohibits Syrians from going home to see family for Eid
Turkey has prohibited Syrian refugees in the country from visiting family in northern Syria for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr, Turkish Minute reported, citing Voice...
Kidnapped Yazidi child put back under state protection after outrage
A kidnapped Yazidi child who last year was handed over by the Turkish Ministry of Family and Social Services to a family associated with...
Leader of far-right party launches campaign to deport Syrian refugees from Turkey
Ümit Özdağ, leader of the far-right and anti-refugee Victory Party (Zafer Parti), has launched a new campaign dubbed "Bus to Damascus" aimed at deporting...
Turkish gov’t not serious about UN’s periodic human rights review process: Human Rights Watch
The Turkish government’s refusal to acknowledge and address key issues at the core of the human rights crisis the country is currently facing shows...
Council of Europe to begin disciplinary process against Turkey over jailed activist
The Council of Europe said Friday it will launch disciplinary action against Turkey for refusing to free prominent activist and businessman Osman Kavala, triggering...
2 pro-Kurdish parties in Turkey to vote ‘no’ on gov’t motion for cross-border operation...
Two pro-Kurdish parties have announced that they will vote against a parliamentary motion extending the government’s mandate to launch cross-border military operations in northern...
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Turkey's record on torture and ill-treatment continued to deteriorate in 2025, despite its commitments under international human rights conventions.
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