Social media post condemning anti-Erdoğan Belgian-Turkish candidate sparks debate
As local Belgian elections approach, the post of a Facebook page titled “AK Parti Belçika” (Justice and Development Party Belgium) calling on Turks...
Turkey detains daughters of Gülen-linked prisoners over study assistance in Germany
Turkish police on Friday detained two women whose fathers are imprisoned in cases tied to the government’s crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement after...
Turkish authorities send cancer patient to prison despite condition
Abdurrahman Gemicioğlu, a 67-year-old cancer patient, was arrested and sent to prison to serve an eight-year, nine-month sentence on conviction of links to the...
Number of Turkish citizens seeking asylum in Netherlands has skyrocketed in 2021
The number of Turkish citizens who have sought asylum in the Netherlands this year has skyrocketed, according to statistics released by the country’s Immigration...
Turkish officials to examine Saudi consulate over journalist Khashoggi’s disappearance
The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Tuesday announced that officials from the Saudi Consulate General in İstanbul have agreed to cooperate and would open their...
AKP takes control of İstanbul’s Üsküdar Municipality after opposition mayor’s arrest
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) regained control of İstanbul’s Üsküdar Municipality on Tuesday in a city council vote held after the elected...
Critics blame widespread impunity for surge in violence against women in Turkey
Despite a rise in violent crimes against women in Turkey, rights groups say that impunity remains widespread, allowing perpetrators to avoid accountability, the Global...
Critically ill woman remains in prison despite second hospital report recommending her release
Critically ill Ayşe Özdoğan, 34, who suffers from a rare form of cancer, remains in prison despite a health report from Akdeniz University Hospital...
Turkish journalists face jail for describing Brunson case as ‘hostage diplomacy’
Turkish prosecutors have launched legal proceedings against two journalists for calling a terrorism case involving American pastor Andrew Brunson “failing hostage diplomacy,” as intense...
ECtHR faults Turkey over monitoring of imprisoned judge’s lawyer meetings, correspondence
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the privacy rights of a former judge imprisoned over alleged links to...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2024.
Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...