Mistreatment of migrants increases in runup to Turkey’s local elections
As the local elections in Turkey approach, human rights advocates have said authorities have increased pressure on migrants, with reports emerging of mistreatment in...
Turkish politician Bekleviç: For the Kurds, life has almost stopped in Diyarbakır
“I was not expecting to be interrupted. The police were ignoring us, since they got orders from their superiors. But this time, apparently the...
Judges and prosecutors refuse to process complaints about threats against rights activists, opposition deputy...
An opposition lawmaker has filed criminal complaints against 21 prosecutors and three judges who refused to process criminal complaints regarding insults and threats made...
Germany’s Kant foundation honors jailed İstanbul mayor, wife with World Citizen Award
Jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and his wife, Dilek İmamoğlu, have been awarded the Kant World Citizen Award by Germany’s Immanuel Kant Foundation in recognition of their...
2,410 people subjected to police violence at protests in 2025, with cases rising in...
At least 2,410 people in Turkey were subjected to police violence during interventions in peaceful demonstrations in 2025, with cases continuing to rise in...
Last traces of Ankara’s Jews in peril
The Jewish heritage of Turkey’s capital city, Ankara, which dates back to the 2nd century BC, is faced with destruction as the abandoned homes...
Purge victim forced to work as a deliveryman dies in traffic accident
İbrahim Saygı, a former official who was dismissed from Turkey’s Justice Ministry by a government decree as part of purges that followed a July...
Turkish authorities put union leader under house arrest a day after release from jail
A union leader who was arrested in February for participating in a strike and released on Monday was put under house arrest a day...
Purge victims to demand effective action from ECtHR on rights violations in Turkey
Thousands of Turkish expatriates in Europe will gather for a demonstration in front of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg on...
Torturers threatened me with sexually assaulting my daughter, former teacher says
Police officers threatened me with sexually assaulting my daughter, who was brought with my wife for interrogation, said Mehmet Eren when talking about the...
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...