Turkey’s ‘pit-type’ prisons under fire amid hunger strikes, rights concerns
Rights groups and inmates have stepped up criticism of Turkey’s high-security “pit-type” prisons, saying detainees face overcrowding, lack of sunlight and medical neglect, according...
Turkey detains 27 X users on allegations of fomenting enmity, spreading disinformation
Turkish police have detained 27 people including a number of journalists on allegations of fomenting enmity and hatred and spreading disinformation on their X...
Armored vehicles, abandoned explosives have killed 67 children in Turkey since 2011: report
A total of 67 children in Turkey have been killed by armored vehicles, landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) since 2011, according to...
20 people detained for protesting dumping of quake debris in village near Orontes River
Twenty people have been detained for protesting the dumping of debris left by recent earthquakes in Turkey in a village near the Orontes River,...
OSCE media freedom representative urges acquittal of Turkish journalists Önderoğlu, Nesin and human rights...
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro on Wednesday urged Turkish authorities to acquit journalists...
Turkish journalist gets 10-month suspended sentence for reporting in child abuse case
A Turkish court on Wednesday handed down a 10-month suspended sentence to journalist Evrim Kepenek for allegedly violating the confidentiality of a criminal investigation,...
Women’s rights activists slam government proposal to combat gender-based violence as ‘inadequate’
Women's rights activists have criticized a government proposal to combat gender-based violence, saying it was inadequate to protect women and lenient on perpetrators of...
44 women journalists subjected to police violence, 13 detained to date in 2021
Violence against female journalists has increased in Turkey, with 44 female journalists subjected to police violence and 13 detained while covering events in the...
Top court issues landmark ruling to investigate gov’t officials for negligence in femicide case
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has issued a landmark decision in the case of government officials accused of negligence in the murder of academic Serpil Erfındık,...
Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen Movement: 2023 in Review
The Gülen movement is a worldwide civic initiative rooted in the spiritual and humanistic tradition of Islam and inspired by the ideas of Fethullah...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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