Turkey blocks access to Grok’s X account, citing national security
Turkish authorities have blocked access to the X account of Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, under a law that...
Turkey’s top court rejects release request for detained mayor, orders health safeguards
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has rejected a request to release Murat Çalık, the arrested mayor of Istanbul’s Beylikdüzü district, while ruling that authorities must take...
Detained daughter mourns in handcuffs after being denied attendance at father’s funeral
After being denied the opportunity to attend her father’s funeral on Monday, Sueda Güngör, who is currently in pretrial detention, was allowed by Turkish...
Turkey seizes prominent media outlets, university along with 121 companies
Turkish authorities have ordered the seizure of 121 companies linked to Can Holding, including prominent broadcasters Habertürk and Show TV as well as Istanbul...
Turkey arrests 40 among 53 detained in latest operations over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities have detained 53 people and arrested 40 of them in operations across 19 provinces, accused of links to the faith-based Gülen movement,...
Turkish journalist receives suspended sentence for reporting on pro-government university official
A Turkish court has handed down a one-year, eight-month suspended sentence to journalist Mehmet Baran Kılıç on charges of “unlawful acquisition and dissemination of...
Turkey detains 17 in fresh raid on Antalya Municipality amid crackdown on main opposition-run...
Turkish authorities carried out a pre-dawn operation Wednesday against the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, detaining 17 people as part of an expanding bribery and corruption...
At least 1,359 workers died in occupational accidents in first eight months of 2025:...
Turkey recorded at least 1,359 deaths in work-related accidents in the first eight months of the year, the Health and Safety Labor Watch (İSİG) reported.
According...
Turkey prepares to curb sentence reductions for juvenile offenders in new justice reform bill
The Turkish Ministry of Justice is drafting a judicial reform bill that would significantly reduce or eliminate sentence reductions for crimes committed by minors...
Turkey barred jailed daughter from attending funeral of father who died in prison
Turkish authorities refused to allow the jailed daughter of ailing prisoner İbrahim Güngör, who died behind bars on September 7, to attend his funeral...
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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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