Brussels-based NGO demonstrates against illegal pushbacks
A Brussels-based human rights monitor on Sunday organized a demonstration in front of the Brussels Central Train Station against pushbacks at the Turkish-Greek border,...
Syrian worker fired for union membership
A Syrian factory worker in Turkey's southeastern Gaziantep province has been protesting his dismissal for membership in a labor union in front of the...
Turkish press agency imposes record number of advertising bans on Cumhuriyet daily
Turkey’s Press Advertising Agency (BİK), the state body responsible for regulating publicly funded advertisements in the media, has imposed a record number of advertising...
Turkey frees terminally ill lawyer, family say it’s too late
A Turkish lawyer suffering from late-stage cancer who lost his leg after receiving delayed medical treatment in prison was released on medical grounds this...
40,000 child sexual abuse reports filed in Turkey in 2023
A total of 40,713 new cases of child sexual abuse were filed in 2023, involving 36,275 suspects, according to statistics released by Turkey’s Ministry...
Turkish lawyer briefly detained after seeking to record client’s torture claim
A Turkish lawyer was briefly detained Wednesday on accusations of “slander of a public official” after he insisted on having his client’s torture allegations...
Cases opened against 3 people for spying on Erdoğan critics in Denmark
Three people are facing trial on charges of spying on critics of autocratic Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Evrensel daily reported on Monday...
Turkish opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu says US indictment of former minister tip of iceberg
After an arrest warrant was ordered in the US for a disgraced former Turkish minister, the head of the main opposition party in Turkey...
Turkey’s interior ministry allows investigation into opposition Ankara mayor over concert spending
The Turkish Interior Ministry has granted permission for prosecutors to investigate Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) over...
Turkish public expresses concern over rising food costs as the new school year approaches
The Turkish public has voiced concerns over skyrocketing food costs, saying an increasing number of schoolchildren are being deprived of basic nutrition, the Gazete...
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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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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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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2023.
The May 2023 re-election of...