Concern rises as new Turkish media law squeezes dissent
A new law gives Turkey fresh ammunition to censor the media and silence dissent ahead of elections in which President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan plans...
Turkish court accepts indictment against journalist over alleged insults to Erdoğan
An Istanbul court on Thursday accepted an indictment seeking up to 15 years in prison for journalist Furkan Karabay on charges of “insulting the...
Int’l tribunal refuses to award damages to Turkish businessman over confiscation of companies
Turkish businessman Hamdi Akın İpek has lost a legal claim of $7 billion in damages he filed against the Turkish government at the World...
Turkish authorities prosecute 56 journalists after judicial recess: MP
Turkish authorities brought 56 journalists into court in September after the summer judicial recess ended, according to a press freedom report compiled by opposition...
Man severely injured during Gezi Park protests investigated over tweets allegedly insulting Turkey’s president
Aydın Aydoğan, who was injured by a gas canister during the Gezi Park protests in 2013 and is now partially disabled, is under investigation...
Turkish academic arrested over social media poll on foreign intervention in dictatorships
Turkish academic and author Emrah Gülsunar has been arrested over a poll he posted on X that asked whether seeking foreign help to overthrow...
Turkey’s top court suspends funding for pro-Kurdish HDP
Turkey’s Constitutional Court on Thursday suspended funding for the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) over its alleged ties to terrorism, Agence France-Presse reported.
The decision...
2 teens sentenced to 24 years for murder of 15-year-old that sparked outcry in...
A juvenile court in Turkey on Tuesday sentenced two teenagers to 24 years for the stabbing death of 15-year-old Turkish-Italian Mattia Ahmet Minguzzi at...
Turkey’s Transnational Repression: 2022 in Review
Turkey’s efforts at transnational repression against critics abroad did not wind down in 2022. On the contrary, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government devised new...
Turkish actress jailed on charge of ‘insulting the president’ after dispute with police in...
Turkish theater actress Eda Saraç was arrested and jailed Monday on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, following a confrontation with police during...
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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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