Peace academics remember dismissed colleague Traş 4 years after his death by suicide
A group known as the “peace academics” commemorated the fourth anniversary of the death of their colleague Mehmet Fatih Traş, who died by suicide...
Wife of Turkish judge removed from post over alleged links to Gülen movement jumps...
Adalet Betül Çağdır, the wife of a former judge who was removed from his post due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, on...
6 migrants drown off Turkey’s Aegean coast
Six migrants drowned while another 27 were rescued by the coastguard when their boat started sinking off the western coast of Turkey, the interior...
Turkish consul in Australia wrote a scandalous letter to members of Parliament
In a scathing attack on Australian institutions and nationals of Turkish origin as part of Turkish government campaign of persecution and harassment of critics...
Greece accuses Turkey of forcing stranded migrants over border
Greece on Tuesday accused Turkey of forcibly pushing a group of stranded migrants onto a small Greek island and leaving behind the body of...
82-year-old philanthropist with Alzheimer’s sentenced to 17 years over Gülen links
The İzmir 2nd High Criminal Court on Friday handed down a jail sentence of 17 years, four months to 82-year-old businessman and philanthropist Yusuf...
Rights groups condemn Turkey’s delay in repatriating bodies of journalists killed in drone strike
Bar associations, lawyers groups and human rights organizations in Turkey are denouncing authorities for delaying the repatriation of the bodies of two Kurdish journalists...
Turkey second worst country in Europe for LGBTI individuals
A ranking by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) has put Turkey in the second lowest place in Europe in...
Turkish President Erdoğan takes aim at media, claims ‘Democracy not possible with it’
Democracy is not possible with the media, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has stressed, arguing that even the most powerful countries in today’s world...
Turkish university launches inquiry into professor for ‘speaking to the press’
A private Turkish university on Monday launched a disciplinary inquiry into Veysel Ulusoy, a professor at its commercial sciences faculty as well as founder...
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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.
In recent years...