Journalist sentenced to prison on terrorism charges
İbrahim Karakaş, a journalist for the Yeni Yaşam daily, was on Thursday sentenced to nine years, nine months’ imprisonment on charges of membership in...
3 int’l news outlets in Turkey face ban as deadline set by media watchdog...
Three international online news outlets operating in Turkey are facing an access ban as they have not applied for broadcasting licenses as demanded by...
CoE calls on Turkey to take further steps on violence against women
The Council of Europe (CoE) on Monday called on Turkey to take further action to comply fully with the Istanbul Convention’s provisions on violence...
Torture, ill-treatment and prison conditions in Turkey: 2024 in review
Turkey has experienced a marked resurgence of torture and ill-treatment of people in custody since a coup attempt in July 2016. Lack of condemnation...
211 people killed, 248 maltreated, tortured in Turkey in July: report
Cases of human rights violations in Turkey in July included 211 deaths and 248 incidents of torture and maltreatment, with 67 of them taking...
Jailed former Kurdish mayor attends sister’s funeral under heavy security escort
Former Diyarbakır co-mayor Gültan Kışanak from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) was temporarily released from prison in Kocaeli province under heavy gendarmerie escort...
Turkish gov’t arrests dismissed pro-Kurdish mayor, 1-year-old son as mother battered during operation
Lice Municipality’s former co-mayor Rezan Zuğurlı was arrested along with her 1-year-old son while her mother Firuze Zuğurlı was battered by police officers during...
Pregnant woman kept in prison over Gülen links despite regulations
Four-month-pregnant Dudu Arduç, 29, in contravention of regulations is being held in an Antalya prison on terrorism charges for her alleged links to the...
Half a million people in Turkey subject to prosecution over Gülen links: ministry
According to Ministry of Justice statistics, the total number of Turkish citizens who have faced investigation since July 2016 over links to the faith-based...
Dozens of Kurds detained in home raids in 5 Turkish provinces
Dozens of Kurds have been detained in home raids across five Turkish provinces, Turkish Minute reported, citing the Mezopotamya news agency.
The detentions took place...
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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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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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This report focuses on how the Turkish government, under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has used family punishment against his opponents.
Sippenhaft, also known as...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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The May 2023 re-election of...