Former military cadet arrested to serve sentence for links to Gülen movement
A former military cadet was arrested on Tuesday at the Izmir airport to serve a seven year, six month sentence for links to the...
Turkish activists and unions say migrant workers exploited by employers
Human rights activists and union workers have said migrant workers in Turkey are being exploited by their employers, the Birgün daily reported.
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HR activist: Turkish gov’t human rights watchdog blind to abuses
The Turkish government’s human rights watchdog is blind to abuses happening practically in front of its eyes, human rights lawyer and outspoken government critic...
Former Erdoğan aide who kicked protestor on camera appointed commercial attaché in Germany
A former advisor to then-prime minister and current President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who in 2014 had kicked the relative of a victim of Turkey’s...
The incredible story of 2 Turkish families who fled persecution via the Evros River...
By Mahir Korulu - Athens
“We were in a beat-up dingy as we crossed the Evros River at night. When I suddenly realized after 20...
Journalist sentenced to prison for reporting on parliament speaker’s sons’ offshore companies
Former Cumhuriyet reporter Pelin Ünker on Tuesday received a one year, one month and 15 day sentence and was ordered to pay 8,860 Turkish...
Court testimony reveals torture in detentions in Turkey
A Turkish Air Force officer testified in the court about how soldiers who were accused of involving in the coup were subjected to torture...
AKP, MHP reject motion to investigate civilian deaths caused by armored vehicles
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), on Tuesday rejected a parliamentary motion by the Peoples'...
Turkish social media users express outrage over mob attack on Syrians in Istanbul
Turkish social media users expressed outrage over a mob attacking the properties of Syrian refugees in İstanbul's Esenyurt district yesterday evening with the hashtag...
Man arrested for criticizing President Erdoğan and Turkish gov’t in street interview
A man who criticized the Turkish government's policies in a street interview was arrested on Thursday for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and "inciting...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2022 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2022. Authoritarianism continued to gain ground...
Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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This report focuses on how illegal pushbacks by Greek authorities have devastating consequences on Turkish asylum seekers upon their return to Turkey.
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