Human rights in Turkey: 2021 in review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2021. Increasing pressure on the...
Thousands of police officers not allowed back to active duty despite appeals commission decision
A total of 3,000 police officers who were dismissed by emergency decrees in the aftermath of a 2016 coup attempt have not been allowed...
129 people die in workplace accidents in Turkey in April
A total of 129 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in April, according to a report by the Health and Safety Labor Watch...
Turkish prosecutor launches investigation into a 4-year-old girl
A Turkish prosecutor has launched a scandalous investigation into a 4-year-old Turkish girl in Erzurum province. According to an official document the Stockholm Center...
Female officer raped in detention by Turkish police had to abort pregnancy: report
A female officer who had served in the Turkish army had to have an abortion after she was raped in police custody, Lt. Abdulvahap...
Twitter deletes post from famous Turkish singer for hate speech against Arabs
Popular social media platform Twitter has deleted a tweet from a famous Turkish pop singer for including hate speech in which the singer blatantly...
2 inmates in Turkish prisons continue hunger strike as authorities reject demands
Two inmates in Turkish prisons staging hunger strikes said they would be continuing their protests indefinitely after the Ministry of Justice rejected their demands,...
Former teacher serving sentence on Gülen links says his health has taken a turn...
A former teacher who was imprisoned for alleged links to the Gülen movement said in a letter to his family that his health had taken...
Turkish government bans over 100,000 web pages
A worrying number of websites and pages have been banned by the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, according to an article written...
Turkish gov’t secretly investigated family members of critical journalists
The Turkish government secretly investigated the family members of journalists critical of the government including their spouses and children, a document obtained by Nordic...
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